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Efficacy of a family based yoga program for weight reduction among overweight children and adolescents

Efficacy of a family based comprehensive yoga program for weight reduction among overweight children and adolescents

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2016/04/006876
Enrollment
120
Registered
2016-04-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: E660- Obesity due to excess calories Health Condition 2: null- Overweight

Interventions

Intervention1: Comprehensive Yoga Program: The subjects and parents in this group will also receive detailed dietary counseling and individualized diet plan as in group 1. Additionally, the children

Sponsors

Ministry of Ayush
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Body mass index (BMI) > 85th centile for age and gender as per Indian charts Resident of Delhi/ NCR Motivated and willing for regular follow-up and compliance with advice

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Secondary obesity (chromosomal/ syndromic/ endocrine/ medication related) 2. Enrolled in a systematic weight loss/ dietary modification/ physical activity program 3. Already practicing yoga regularly ( > 2 times/ week for > 2 weeks) 4. Diagnosed case of diabetes/ familial dyslipidemia/ secondary (non-essential) hypertension 5. Any chronic medical illness that may impair ability to comply with yoga/ lifestyle modification 6. Any complication of obesity for which medications are needed (e.g., stage II hypertension), severe insulin resistance 7. Neither of the parent willing to participate in the study along with the child

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the change in BMI from among 3 groups of overweight children/ adolescents, one managed with counselling on diet and lifestyle modification and advice regarding physical activity (Group 1: Standard Weight Management Group), second, with training in yoga, in addition to all of the above (Group 2: Comprehensive Yoga Program Group), and the third as control (or waitlist) group (Group 3: Control), with no specific dietary/ lifestyle advice or intervention.Timepoint: 18 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
fasting lipid profile (total, LDL and HDL cholesterol, triglyceride) and HOMA-IR (homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance)Timepoint: 18 weeks—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vandana Jain

AIIMS, New Delhi

drvandanajain@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026