The Acute Impact of Yoga-based Stretching on Inflammation and Its Resolution

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Conditions studied: Inflammation, Fascia; Inflammation, Musculoskeletal Pain, Lower Back Pain, Neck Pain

In brief

The goal of this study is to explore the impact of two types of yoga-based body stretching (mild and intense) on dynamic changes of Systemic Inflammatory Cytokines (SICs) and Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators (SPMs) in yoga-naïve subjects.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04444102

Run by

Harvard University Faculty of Medicine

People needed

30

Starts

2020-01-30

Expected to finish

2024-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2024-01-16

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthy adults
• Age between 40 - 60 years old.
• Non-smoking
• BMI between 19 and 29.

You may not qualify if…

• Any history of chronic inflammatory disease or recent acute illness (< 1 month)
• Vaccination within the last 3 months
• Regular medication, or any medication in the preceding week
• Practice of structured higher-intensity exercise at least twice a week for more than 30 minutes
• Pregnancy
• Endocrine disorders (e.g. diabetes)
• Significant soft tissue injury
• Surgical supportive devices (nails, wire, screws, pins, plates) in an area of the body to be stretched (toes, ankles, knees, hips, shoulders, elbows, wrists, fingers and spine)
• Fractures in the past 3 years
• Generalized joint hypermobility or genetic conditions such as Marfan syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
• Alcoholism (> 10 drinks per week) and drug abuse.

Where it is running

• Ambulatory Clinical Center (ACC) — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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