Effects of Yoga Training on Postural Stability

Effects of Yoga Training on Postural Stability and Investigating the Gender-Related Responses

Postural stability can be affected by multiple factors. Such as; body mass, inactivity, age and etc. This study was planned with the aim of investigating the effects of Yoga training on postural stability of males and females. Yoga is a treatment model for body flexibility, body awareness, and strength.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Physical Activity; Postural; Defect; Gender
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: yoga treatment; flexibility, balance and strength exercises.

Detailed Description

Postural stability can be affected by multiple factors. Such as; body mass, inactivity, age and etc. This study was planned with the aim of investigating the effects of Yoga training on postural stability of males and females. Yoga is a treatment model for body flexibility, body awareness, and strength.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 24
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 25 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Sedentary males and females
• want to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

• have any disorders such as; neurologic, orthopedic, psychiatric or/and systemic.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: males; healthy, sedentary males	Other: yoga treatment; flexibility, balance and strength exercises.; yoga treatment including flexibility exercises, balance exercises, and strength exercises.
Experimental: females; healthy, sedentary females	Other: yoga treatment; flexibility, balance and strength exercises.; yoga treatment including flexibility exercises, balance exercises, and strength exercises.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Postural stability score	Postural stability score is a composite score including the ability of standing upright position without swing. Individuals stands on a flat platform and perform stepping with possible least changes on their location.	at first minute, at the 2nd day, at the 15th day and at the30th day

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hacettepe University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): December 2, 2018
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): November 2, 2019
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 2, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 13, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 15, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): November 16, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 16, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 15, 2018
• Last Verified: November 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 2018-292

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No