Influence of Iyengar Yoga on the Bio-functional Age of Postmenopausal Women
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorInsel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
About this trial
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 criteria
Qualifiers
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)
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Iyengar Yoga
Treatment groups
72 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov