Yoga for Adolescents

Yoga Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of High Density Hatha Yoga Training on Physical Fitness, Respiratory Functions and Quality of Life in Healthy Adolescents

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04658563
• Other study ID #: KA18 / 345
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: May 2021
• Source: Baskent University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Purpose: Specific effects of high-density Hatha Yoga(HY) training in adolescents have not yet been clarified. Aim of our study is to investigate the effects of high-density HY education on physical fitness, pulmonary function and quality of life in healthy adolescents. Methods: 28 female adolescents will be randomly divided into two groups as yoga training and control groups. Training group will receive high-density HY training for 8 weeks, two days a week under the supervision of a physiotherapist and one day a week home program. Control group will not receive any exercise. Flexibility of individuals will be determined by sit-reach, back scratching, lateral flexion tests; muscular endurance by sit-ups, sit down-stand up on chair tests, balance by time up-go test; cardiorespiratory capacity by incremental shuttle walking test(ISWT) and respiratory functions by spirometry, quality of life will be determined by with the Quality of Life Scale for Children.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 28
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: December 1, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 14 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female adolescents between the ages of 14 and 18

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals with recent muscular skeletal, neuromuscular and chronic systemic diseases that could prevent exercise

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Yoga

Intervention

Other:
• High Density Exercise Training Program - Yoga
A total of 8 weeks will be applied in our study, each session of the high-density yoga program will be started with 10 minute pranayama (breath) exercises as it is in classical yoga as a preliminary preparation for the participation of individuals; the program will be completed by applying 10-20 minutes warming-stretching movements, 40 minutes surya namaskar (SN) sets, 20-30 minutes dynamic yoga asanas and 10 minutes savasana. Participants will be encouraged to study the perceived difficulty levels between 14 and 17 using the Borg scale during the sessions

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Baskent University	Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Baskent University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Assessment of Health-Related Physical Fitness - Upper extremity flexibility	Lateral Flexion and Back Scratch Tests will be performed to evaluate upper extremity flexibility.	8 weeks
Primary	Assessment of Health-Related Physical Fitness - Lower extremity flexibility	Sit and Reach Test will be performed to assess lower extremity flexibility.	8 weeks
Primary	Assessment of Health-Related Physical Fitness - Balance	Time up-go test will be performed to evaluate the balance levels of the patients.	8 weeks
Primary	Assessment of Health-Related Physical Fitness - Endurance	Upper extremity muscular endurance will be evaluated by Sit-up Test and lower extremity muscular endurance by Sit up-down on Chair Test	8 weeks
Primary	Cardiorespiratory endurance	Incremental Shuttle Walking Test: The test is controlled by audible warnings between two marked points, 9 meters apart; individuals will be asked to walk at increasing speed with stimulus, and each meter they walk will be recorded as a shuttle.	8 weeks
Primary	Assessment of Respiratory Functions	The pulmonary functions of the individuals will be evaluated in the sitting position using the portable spirometer device (COSMED, Micro Quark Spirometer, Rome, Italy) according to the ATS/ERS criteria. The individuals who participated in the study will be informed about the test before the test. The test will be repeated twice and the best results will be recorded. The individual is seated on a chair without a cuff, a latch is attached to his nose, his mouth is asked to be closed tightly so that the edges of the mouths could fully grasp the device. In respiratory function test, forced vital capacity (FVC) (Liter-L and %), first-second forced expiratory volume (FEV1)(L and %), FEV1/FVC, peak flow rate (PEF)(L/second), 25-75% of forced expiratory flow rate (FEF (25-75%)(L)), inspiratory capacity (IC) (L) and vital capasity (VC) (L) values will be recorded along with expected values and percentages by age, height, body weight and gender.	8 weeks
Primary	Forced vital capacity (FVC)	Forced vital capacity (FVC) will be measured in Liter and %.	8 weeks
Primary	First-second forced expiratory volume (FEV1)	First-second forced expiratory volume (FEV1) will be measured in Liter and %.	8 weeks
Primary	Peak flow rate (PEF)	Peak flow rate (PEF) will be measured in Liter/second.	8 weeks
Primary	25-75% of forced expiratory flow rate (FEF (25-75%)	25-75% of forced expiratory flow rate will be measured in Liter.	8 weeks
Primary	Inspiratory capacity (IC)	Inspiratory capacity (IC) will be measured in Liter.	8 weeks
Primary	Vital capacity (VC)	Vital capacity (VC) will be measured in Liter.	8 weeks
Primary	Assessment of quality of life	The form which is prepared for adolescents aged 13-18 and validated and reliable in our country of The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory. The 23 items of the scale developed for children aged 2-18 are scored between 0-100; the answers will be 100 if 'never' are preferred, 75 if 'rarely, 50 if 'sometimes, 25 if 'often, and 0 if 'always,. The higher the total score, the better the quality of life is.	8 weeks