Influence of Iyengar Yoga on the Bio-functional Age of Postmenopausal Women (NCT04705623) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Influence of Iyengar Yoga on the Bio-functional Age of Postmenopausal Women
Switzerland72 participantsStarted 2020-09-01
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this Study is to find out if Iyengar-Yoga has a rejuvenating effect on women after menopause. The biofunctional status of the study participants will be assessed before and after a 12-week yoga program.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Informed consent
* Women after Menopause (defined as 12 months of spontaneous amenorrhea or 6 months of spontaneous amenorrhea with serum FSH levels \>40mlU/ml or 6 weeks postsurgical bilateral oophorectomy with or without hysterectomy)
* Age over 18 years
* At least 4 hot flushes per day (examined through the Menopause rating scale MRS-II)
* No regular yoga practice for two years
* German as native language
* Willing to participate in 12 yoga classes as well as two 45 self practice sessions per week
* Willing to assess biofunctional Status and give blood samples
Exclusion Criteria:
* Acute and/or serious disease in the past two years (e.g. Cancer, major surgery)
* Autoimmune or chronic inflammatory disease (e.g. rheumatism, thyroid dysfunction)
* Mental illness (e.g. Depression or anxiety disorder (HADS \>8))
* Acute or chronic back pain or herniated vertebral disc
* Compulsion to participate in the trial
* Attendance of less than 10 yoga lessons out of 12.
* Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
* Smoking \> 20 Cigarettes per day or over 20 packyears
* Consumption of \>30g alcohol per day (\>1 liter of beer or \>0.3 dl of wine)
* Previous periodic participation in yoga classes within the last two years
* Inability or contraindications to undergo the investigated intervention
* Participants incapable of judgement or participants under tutelage Diabetes mellitus
What they're measuring
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Decrease of the biofunctional age (BFA) through a 12 week Iyengar yoga intervention compared to the control group with no yoga classes. In order to evaluate the BFA a biofunctional Status (BFS) has to be assessed.