Change of Stress Susceptibility and the Stress-related Biomarker by Yoga Training

Change of Stress Susceptibility and the Stress-related Biomarker by Yoga Training - Effect of 12-weeks of Yoga Training on Psychosomatic Symptoms and the Stress-related Biomarker

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000007868

Enrollment

Registered

2012-05-01

Start date

2007-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Healthy females

Interventions

Yoga classes are conducted one day a week for about one hour each session for 12 weeks. The participants are required to attend at least 10 of the 12 weekly yoga sessions and to practice at home at le

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy females who had no experience with yoga

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Taking medication including supplements in the month prior to the experiment 2) Having an illness 3) Having a past history of significant physical or mental illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Somatization and psychological symptoms after 12-weeks of yoga training (score of the Profile of Mood State (POMS) and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R)) Urinary stress-related biomarkers after 12-weeks of yoga training (8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), biopyrrin, and cortisol levels)	—

Countries

Japan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026