Clinical trial NCT05657600: Effectiveness of Video-based Yoga Practices for Sedentary Women in Pandemic Days
Official title: Effectiveness of Video-based Yoga Practices on the Physical Features, Respiratory Capacity and Sleep Quality of Sedentary Women in Pandemic Days
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Women
Keywords: video-based yoga
Posture
Vital capacity
Exercise
Fatigue
Lead sponsor: Istanbul Galata University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-12-20
Enrollment: 48
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Sedentary adult women

Brief summary: This is an observational study aiming to Examine the effects of video-based yoga compared to face-to-face yoga and physical exercise practices on the physical features, respiratory capacity and sleep quality of sedentary women in pandemic days.

The pranayama (respiration), asana (poses), and meditation were given to the face-to-face yoga group, and the same exercises of the face-to-face yoga group were recorded in the video for the video-based yoga group. The exercises for respiration, muscle strengthening, stabilization, and flexibility were given face-to-face to the physical exercise group.

Detailed description: This is an observational study aiming to Examine the effects of video-based yoga compared to face-to-face yoga and physical exercise practices on the physical features, respiratory capacity and sleep quality of sedentary women in pandemic days.

The respiration, poses, and meditation were given to the face-to-face yoga group, and the same exercises of the face-to-face yoga group were recorded in the video for the video-based yoga group. The exercises for respiration, muscle strengthening, stabilization, and flexibility were given face-to-face to the physical exercise group. The sessions for each group were given for a total of 6 weeks (2days/week) as 12 sessions, and 60 min. Their respiration (spirometer Pony-Fx), sleep (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), posture (New York Posture Rating Chart), balance (Single Leg Stance Assessment, Functional Reach Distance), functional strength (5X Sit-to-Stand test), fatigue (Fatigue Severity Scale) and quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) were evaluated at the beginning and end of the 6 weeks. The data were assessed statistically.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* being between the age of 18 - 60 years,
* not having any history of a systemic disease, such as musculoskeletal or neurological problems, cardiac or lung diseases, diabetes and no history of recent surgery
* not having participated in a regular exercise program in the last 6 months and
* not having a history of active sports engagement

Exclusion Criteria:

* not being voluntary to join the study and
* missing more than three sessions during the study period

Primary outcomes:
measure: Respiratory Function Tests
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: The demographic data of the participants
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: body weight, height and body mass index of the participants
timeFrame: 3 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index-PSQI
timeFrame: 2 months
Other outcomes:
measure: 5X Sit-to-Stand test
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: The Single-Leg Stance Test
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: The Functional Reach test
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Fatigue Severity Scale
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: New York Posture Assessment Test
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: The World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREFF
timeFrame: 2 months
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Kadıkoy Municipality Rasimpasa Volunteer Training and Consultation Centre
state: Kadikoy
Study officials:
affiliation: Istanbul Galata University
name: Habibe Serap İnal, PhD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Dogus Universitesi
name: Nahide Kocer, MSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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