Yoga on Posttraumatic Growth and Quality of Life

November 18, 2019 updated by: Hacer Unver, PhD, Inonu University

The Effect of Yoga on Posttraumatic Growth and Quality of Life in the Postpartum Period

The objective of this study is to examine the effect of yoga on posttraumatic growth and quality of life. The birth action, which includes positive and negative experiences, can be an important opportunity to achieve posttraumatic growth and improve the quality of life.

This is a experimental model with pretest-posttest control group study. Two hundred and fifty-two women who met the criteria for inclusion in the study made up the research population. Three instruments were used to obtain the research data: Personal Information Form, Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) and SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire (SF-36).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Failure in modern medicine approaches or side effects of treatments and drugs, as well as the woman's anxiety to hurt herself and her baby direct her and her relatives to try complementary therapies. Women should prefer natural ways in coping with these postpartum problems rather than seeking medical advice.

When yoga and meditation, which are included in the group of mind-body-based complementary therapies, are performed in the postpartum period, they will help to relieve tensions and distresses that accumulate during birth, strengthen the pelvic floor, heal perineum, bring reproductive organs back to their prepregnancy condition healthily, provide the mother and the infant a sleep pattern, and have an easier transition to sleep.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

80

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Battalgazi
      • Malatya, Battalgazi, Turkey, 44100
        • Hacer

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 35 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Having a baby between 2 and 6 months
  • First time mom
  • No tissue deformity in extremities

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any gynecological disease
  • Any psychiatric illness
  • Using any psychiatric medication

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental Group
Yoga program was applied.
Yoga Practice and Program: Yoga practice consisted of 10 weeks. Yoga practice involved following stages; 5-minute breathing exercises in standing or sitting position, 40-minute postpartum period specific asanas and last 15- minute deep relaxation in lying position were made by the researcher.
No Intervention: Control Group
No yoga program.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The Effect of Yoga on Posttraumatic Growth in the Postpartum Period
Time Frame: 10 weeks
The posttraumatic growth scale for measure posttraumatic growth;The scale is scored from 0 to 5 and the lowest is 0 and the highest is 105. The higher the scores obtained, the higher the approval from the traumatic experience shows that it is experiencing high growth. There are three sub-dimensions: the change in self-perception of the scale, the change in philosophy of life, and the change in relationship with others.
10 weeks
The Effect of Yoga on Quality of Life in the Postpartum Period
Time Frame: 10 weeks
SF-36 Quality of life scale for measure the quality of life; The scale is calculated by inverting the items 1, 6, 7, 8, 9d, 9e, 9h, 11b, 11d. Total score is not calculated in the scale. The subscales evaluate health between 0-100 points. 0 indicates "poor health" and 100 indicates "good health.Higher scores obtained from the subscales of the scale indicate that the quality of life level is high.
10 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 19, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 19, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

January 19, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 29, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 18, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

November 20, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 20, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 18, 2019

Last Verified

November 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Inonu University.

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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