An interventional study of Yin yoga and YOMI in Stress, Anxiety and Depression, sponsored by Region Skane. Completed at 1 site in Sweden. Open to participants aged 40 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-02-14.
Sponsored by Region Skane · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
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Among 10 studies in Depression by Region Skane — 2 open to participants now, 2 under way, none of them phase 3. Depression · Region Skane.
Among the 10 studies in Depression by Region Skane, this one is the only one that started in 2016, is one of 5 with no phase, and was the 3rd registered.
8,582 studies on the registry are indexed under Depression; 1,723 are open to participants now.
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Region Skane · Sites in Sweden
Ages 18–75 · Healthy volunteers
Region Skane · Sites in Sweden
Ages 18+
By country, each count listing its studies:
Of the 1,089 Depression studies recruiting now, 470 (43%) set no upper age limit and 519 (48%) stop at 75 or younger; 203 take children under 18; 311 take healthy volunteers.
This study: 40 Years to 65 Years · all sexes · healthy volunteers too.
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10 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.
First in 2011; this study’s year is marked. 1 started in 2016.
By drug class, each counting the studies that test any of its medicines:
This study's enrollment of 105 is above the median of 81 across 7,066 interventional studies indexed under Depression.
Median enrollment 80 across the 8 interventional studies, 228 across the 2 observational. Of the 7 that completed or were terminated, 0 (0%) have results posted.
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Region Skane is the lead sponsor of 386 studies on the registry; 122 are open to participants now.
2 of the studies in Depression by Region Skane that are under way reach primary completion within a year, 0 of them phase 3. Phase 3 first, then by date:
| Study | Primary completion |
|---|---|
| NCT07078227Region SkaneLong-term Follow-up of Depressive Disorders in Psychiatric Care | 2026-12-31 |
| NCT07253038Region SkaneEvaluation of Three Tests to Assess Social Cognition in Huntington Disease | 2027-09-01 |
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Among the 10 studies in Depression by Region Skane, from their registry updates:
Nothing recorded among them since 2026-09-25.
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This study aims to evaluate the benefits of yoga as a 'mind-body' practice, by measuring it's effects on health-related psychological and physiological variables. The study also aims to investigate whether an association exists between subjective (psychological) and objective (physiological) measures, with a particular focus on stress as the primary outcome.
Stress and worry in everyday life are common features of Western society. Stress is a biological mechanism tapping the fight-or-flight-response via activation of the sympathetic nervous system. When exposed to stress during prolonged periods of time, the immune system is affected, leading to physiological as well as psychosocial problems. The consequences of untreated high stress can not only turn into reduced job capacity, and work roles conflicts, but also into cardiovascular disease, and mental illness such as an anxiety disorder or/and depression.
One common and recommended strategy to manage stress is to exercise regularly. Yoga is an umbrella term for a wide variety of physical, mental, and spiritual practices with its roots in ancient India. Most previous research on the health effects of yoga has demonstrated benefits on psychological health factors including mental stress, anxiety, depression and sleep problems.
The aim of the study is thus to investigate the effects of two types of yoga intervention on psychological and physiological health.
8,582 studies on the registry are indexed under Depression; 1,723 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 105 is above the median of 81 across 7,066 interventional studies indexed under Depression.
Browse Depression studies →Region Skane is the lead sponsor of 386 studies on the registry; 122 are open to participants now.
Compared within Depression, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Anxiety Disorders. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →
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Exclusion Criteria:
Instructed not to practice any yoga or mindfulness during the five-week study period.
The Yin yoga intervention arm will receive Yin yoga, a calm-paced practice that uses seated and lying down positions. Participants were also provided a CD which contained a 10-minute voice recording called conscious breathing. The guided instructions encouraged participants to keep awareness on their breath and to use calm, slow, nostril breathing.
Behavioral: Yin yoga
The YOMI intervention arm will receive stress education + yoga, and bring together education about stress, mindfulness and yoga practice. It will involve weekly group meetings, homework, and yoga postures. Stress education and mindfulness will make up one portion of the intervention. This will take place in a group lecture format and shall be conducted by a mental health professional(s). Yoga practice in a group format will make up the second portion of the intervention. Participants were also provided a CD which contained a 10-minute voice recording called conscious breathing. The guided instructions encouraged participants to keep awareness on their breath and to use calm, slow, nostril breathing.
Behavioral: YOMI
Yin yoga 2 times per week for 5 weeks. Daily breathing assignments.
30 minutes of psychoeducation combined with mindfulness practice followed by 60 minutes of Yin yoga allowing the psychological theme to be further explored, aided by verbal instructions of the yoga teacher. 2 times per week for 5 weeks. Daily breathing assignments.
Perceived Stress Scale
A 10-item scale measuring the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised as stressful.The items are rated on a 5-point scale from 0 (never) to 4 (very often). Total scores range from 0 to 40, with higher scores indicating a higher stress level.
Time frame: 5 weeks
The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
A fourteen item scale which assesses levels of anxiety and depression. Seven of the 14 items relate to anxiety and seven relate to depression. Each item is scored from 0-3. Items can be scored together by subscale (score range: 0-21), or for total scale score (score range: 0-42).
Time frame: 5 weeks
The COPE Inventory
Assesses 14 conceptually distinct coping strategies. It includes 13 scales with four items each and one single item question to assess different strategies for coping with stress. All items are reported on a 4-point scale.
Time frame: 5 weeks
The Insomnia Severity Index
A brief screening measure of insomnia and an outcome measure for use in intervention research. The index contains seven items rated on a five-point Likert scale from 0 to 4. Higher scores indicate symptoms of insomnia.
Time frame: 5 weeks
Diet
A 2-item measure that is used as an exploratory questionnaire. The questions are as follows: Have you changed your eating habits since you started your participation in the study? Categorical answer choices include 1) No, not at all, 2) Yes, to some extent, 3) Yes, to a great extent. A second question is open-ended: If you have changed your eating habits, please describe how. This very brief questionnaire will be given only once at the end of the study to explore whether dietary changes have occurred following the 5-week study period.
Time frame: 5 weeks
General Health Questionnaire
Consists of 12 items, each one assessing the severity of a mental problem over the past few weeks using a 4-point Likert-type scale (from 0 to 3). These scores generate a total score ranging from 0 to 36 where higher scores indicate worse health.
Time frame: 5 weeks
The Harmony in Life Scale
Assesses a global sense of harmony in one's life and consists of 5 statements for which participants are asked to indicate degree of agreement on a 7-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 7 = strongly agree). The harmony score is established by summarizing the 5 statements for each participant, allowing for a maximum score of 35 (range: 5 - 35). Higher scores represent greater harmony in life.
Time frame: 5 weeks
The Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills -Short Version
A 20-item multi-dimensional scale of interrelated skills related to what one does while practicing mindfulness, and how one does it.
Time frame: 5 weeks
The Brief Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire
A questionnaire which consists of 15 items used to assess behavioral avoidance , distress aversion, procrastination, distraction/suppression, repression/denial, and distress endurance. Participants are asked to indicate degree of agreement on a 6-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 6 = strongly agree). The score is established by summing all items (score range: 15 - 90).
Time frame: 5 weeks
The Self-Compassion Scale
A 26-item measure with six subscales, tapping the construct of self-compassion. The subscales are self-kindness, self-judgment, common humanity, isolation, mindfulness, and over-identification. Scores of subscales are added together for a total score representative of the level of self-compassion.
Time frame: 5 weeks
Fasting blood sampling
A total of 3 tubes will be collected for each participant, amounting to a total of 65ml of blood per person. Blood analysis will include stress hormones, inflammatory biomarkers, metabolic profiling, cardiometabolic biomarkers, cholesterol, triglycerides, creatinine, catecholamines (noradrenalin and adrenalin), renin, cortisol, and glucose concentration.
Time frame: 5 weeks
Fasting and 120-minute glucose tolerance test (mmol/L)
The glucose tolerance test determines how the body responds to glucose (sugar). After a fasting blood sample is taken (see above procedure), participants will be asked to drink a liquid containing glucose. A second blood sample will be taken 120 minutes later.
Time frame: 5 weeks
Office and 24-hour blood pressure measurement (mmHg)
Blood pressure measurements will be taken periodically by the device for a period of 24-hours.
Time frame: 5 weeks
Pulse-wave velocity
Measured using a sphygmocor device.
Time frame: 5 weeks
Heart rate variability
Measured with electrocardiogram during deep breathing. Heart rate variability is is the variation in the time interval between heartbeats.
Time frame: 5 weeks
Gut microbiota
Fecal samples.
Time frame: 5 weeks
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Ran from Jan 2016 to primary completion in Apr 2016, 3 months.
Of 3,471 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Depression, half reached primary completion within 21 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 41. This study's 3 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 3,569 studies reached it within 21 months; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 41.
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