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CompletedNCT00090506Updated Jan 25, 2008

Yoga for Treating People at Risk for Diabetes or With Both HIV and Depression

A Phase 1 interventional study of Yoga in HIV Infections, Diabetes and Depression, sponsored by National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Completed at 1 site in India. Open to participants aged 14 Years to 40 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2008-01-25.

Sponsored by National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
14 Years to 40 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to plan and develop an international collaboration for research on the health effects of yoga. This study will also determine the effects of yoga on people who are at an increased risk for developing diabetes and people with both HIV and depression.

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In recent years, western health practitioners have become increasingly aware of the potential health benefits of yoga. This study will comprise two substudies that will evaluate the effects of yoga in two distinct populations.

Participants in the first study will be people who are at risk for developing diabetes; participants in the second study will be people with both HIV and depression. All participants will practice yoga 3 to 6 days per week for 3 months. Blood collection will be done and weight and blood pressure measurements will be taken in study 1 participants; questionnaires will be used to measure depression and stress in study 2 participants. All study participants will be assessed at entry and at 3 and 6 months.

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Conditions studied

  • HIV Infections
  • Diabetes
  • Depression

Keywords

  • Yoga
  • Meditation
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In context

Depression

8,057 studies on the registry are indexed under Depression; 1,641 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 50 is below the median of 84 across 6,720 interventional studies indexed under Depression.

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Lead sponsor

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is the lead sponsor of 218 studies on the registry; 7 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
14 Years to 40 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria for Study 1 Participants:

  • Meet certain laboratory requirements

Inclusion Criteria for Study 2 Participants:

  • HIV infected
  • Able to walk at least 50% of the time

Inclusion Criteria for All Participants:

  • Written informed consent of parent/guardian, if applicable

Exclusion Criteria for Study 2 Participants:

  • Require antiretroviral therapy
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
50 participants

Interventions

  • BehavioralYoga
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Study locations

1 site
  • Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVAYSA)
    Bangalore, India
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References and documents

Publications

  • McDermott KA, Rao MR, Nagarathna R, Murphy EJ, Burke A, Nagendra RH, Hecht FM. A yoga intervention for type 2 diabetes risk reduction: a pilot randomized controlled trial. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2014 Jul 1;14:212. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-212. PubMed 24980650 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 25, 2008, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00090506
Lead sponsor
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
First posted
Aug 27, 2004
Start date
Jul 2004
Primary completion
Mar 2007
Completion
Mar 2007
Last update
Jan 25, 2008

Study contacts

Frederick M. Hecht, MD
principal investigator · UCSF Positive Health Program
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