Yoga
Conditions
Keywords
Yoga, Postpartum, depression
Brief summary
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of yoga on postpartum depression. Subjects: Forty primipara women with postpartum depression (PPD) selected randomly from Kasr El Ainy University Hospital in Cairo complaining of postpartum depression at least one month after childbirth shared in this study.
Detailed description
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of yoga on postpartum depression. Subjects: Forty primipara women with postpartum depression (PPD) selected randomly from Kasr El Ainy University Hospital in Cairo complaining of postpartum depression at least one month after childbirth shared in this study. Group A (Control group): It consisted of 20 women and treated by antidepressant drugs only for 12 weeks. Group B (Study group): It consisted of 20 women and treated by the same antidepressant drugs as in group A and yoga program, 50 minutes daily,7 days per week for 12 weeks (Total 84 sessions).
Interventions
OTHERyoga training
All women in group B were treated by the same antidepressant drugs as in group A and yoga program, 50 minutes daily, 7 days per week for 12 weeks (Total 84 sessions).
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
using closed envelope
Intervention model description
Group A (Control group): It consisted of 20 women and treated by antidepressant drugs only for 12 weeks. Group B (Study group): It consisted of 20 women and treated by the same antidepressant drugs as in group A and yoga program, 50 minutes daily,7 days per week for 12 weeks (Total 84 sessions).
Eligibility
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Their ages were ranged from 20-35 years * Their body mass index was less than 30 kg/m2
Exclusion criteria
* cardiac arrhythmia, * respiratory problems, * uncontrolled Type I diabetes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BMI assessment | three months | The weight and height of each woman in both groups (A & B) were measured |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zung self-rating depression scale | three months | There are ten positively worded and ten negatively worded questions. Each question is scored on a scale of 1 through 4 |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed