RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT04705623

Influence of Iyengar Yoga on the Bio-functional Age of Postmenopausal Women

A Single-center, Randomized, Controlled, Open-labelled, Two-armed, Interventional Clinical Trial Investigating the Effect of a 12 Week Iyengar Yoga Intervention on the Bio-functional Age of Postmenopausal Women.

Sponsor

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Enrollment

72 participants

Start Date

Sep 1, 2020

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Postmenopausal Postmenopausal Flushing

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.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria8

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 Criteria12

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

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALIyengar Yoga

Weekly 90 minute Iyengar Yoga classes taught y a professional instructor. Twice weekly 45 minute self practice of Iyengar Yoga at home by the participants