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Hatha-Yoga as a mental health care intervention: randomized clinical trial with women deprived of their liberty

Care practices aimed at the female population under deprivation of liberty in a prison unit

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-2mmbpn
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-04-29
Start date
2019-09-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Psychological stress

Interventions

Intervention: 49 women deprived of their freedom received weekly Hatha-Yoga classes lasting 60 minutes, for 3 months, totaling 13 classes. Control: 49 women deprived of their liberty did not receive
Behavioural
H02.403.400

Sponsors

Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women in a closed prison system; Established legal situation (sentenced prisoners);

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women in semi-open or open prison; Established legal situation (sentenced prisoners) who were working in prison or who were pregnant at the time the intervention started; Women fulfilling socio-educational measures; Women with open legal status (provisional prisoners).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to find, at the end of the intervention, through the method of comparison between the scores of the scales used: Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS), a reduction of the score to levels below those found in the initial measurement.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are not expected—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactJeferson Silva

Universidade Federal da Paraíba

jefersonbarbosasilva@gmail.com+55 83 3216-7136

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)