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Effect of yoga on women with obsessive compulsive disorder

Evaluation of yoga effects on anxiety in women with obsessive compulsive disorder

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT138901192181N2
Enrollment
40
Registered
2010-11-06
Start date
2009-06-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Obsessive compulsive disorder. neurotic stress-related and somatoform disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Preliminary Yoga instructions, Hata Yoga (standard method), twice weekly, for 10 sessions of 60 minutes, for 6 weeks by trained instructor. Intervention 2: Control
Placebo
Intervention group: Preliminary Yoga instructions, Hata Yoga (standard method), twice weekly, for 10 sessions of 60 minutes, for 6 weeks by trained instructor
Control group: Recommended to watch their favorite movies on TV at the same time as the intervention group

Sponsors

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Outpatient women over 18 years received typical treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder, willing to do yoga, signing informed consent Exclusion Criteria: any other medical diseases, substance or drug dependence, low intelligence, cognitive problems, personality disorder, prominent anxiety or depression with obsessive compulsive disorder and psychosis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The severity of obsessive compulsive disorder. Timepoint: before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: the yale-brown rating scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The severity of Anxiety. Timepoint: before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: the Beck anxiety rating scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Fatemeh Ranjbar Kouchaksaraie

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

ranjbarf@tbzmed.ac.ir+98 41 1380 4486

Outcome results

None listed

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