Effects of a 12-week Home-based Yoga on Bone and Cardiovascular Health
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Conditions studied: Osteoporosis, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
In brief
While effects of specific exercise interventions on bone and CVD in postmenopausal women have been demonstrated and evaluated, the effects of randomized controlled exercise interventions, particularly in middle-aged premenopausal women are sparse. Therefore, it is imperative to examine the relation between behavioral interventions and bone and cardiovascular outcomes in premenopausal women as this understudied group is at high risk for the initial stages of bone loss and cardiovascular disease development.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04353700
- Run by
- University of Massachusetts, Lowell
- People needed
- 35
- Starts
- 2018-09-19
- Expected to finish
- 2019-09-25
- Last updated by the study team
- 2020-04-20
Who can join
Age: 30 and older, up to 48. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Participants were healthy premenopausal women volunteers between the ages of 30 and 48 years.
- Participants were free of chronic back or joint problems, cardiovascular disease, non-smokers, not pregnant, not taking antihypertensive drugs or any medication that affects bone density.
- Participants didn't have regularly participated in a weight training program and yoga exercise at least 12 months prior to the study.
- Participants were medically stable, ambulatory, and capable of training.
You may not qualify if…
- Individual who were outside of the 30-48 years age range and who exceed the weight limit of the DXA (300 pounds).
- Individuals who did not have the regular menstrual cycles.
- Pregnancy or the possibility of becoming pregnant during the intervention period
- Individuals who were taking medications known to affect bone metabolism such as steroid hormones, calcitonin, or corticosteroids.
- Any persons with physical and mental disabilities preventing them from being trained, including orthopedic or arthritic problems, were not allowed to participate.
- Individuals whose radiation exposure from medical and/or research tests in the previous year exceeds the recommended regulator limit.
Where it is running
- University of Massachusetts — Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
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