Effect of Yoga compared to Standard Practice on Fasting Blood Sugar, Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Quality of Life of the Middle-Aged Community in the Colombo district – A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial

Effectiveness of Yoga Exercise on Glycemic Indicator, Anthropometry and Quality of Life of the Middle-aged Community in the Colombo District – A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

SLCTR

Registry ID

SLCTR/2025/043

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2025-12-01

Start date

2026-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes, Quality of Life

Interventions

Study settings Hospitals: Thalangama / Athurugiriya / Piliyandala/ Maligawatta/Homagama / Avissawella/Padukka Healthy life style Centers (HLC) : Thalangama / Athurugiriya / Piliyandala/ Maligawatta

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Males or females - Aged between 40 to 59 years. - Residing in the selected Medical Officer of Health (MOH) area - Diabetic group - Registered patient of the diabetic clinic of the selected government hospital in the Colombo district, as well as HbA1c is higher than 6.4%. - Pre-diabetic group - Identified as pre-diabetic by the Medical Officer of the selected Healthy Lifestyle centers in the Colombo district. As well as HbA1c is between 5.4% - 6.4%. - Non-diabetic group- HbA1c below 5.7

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Not physically fit enough to engage the yoga, according to the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire - The individuals who engage in any type of exercise programme regularly - Undergone a recent surgery or is suffering from any uncontrolled comorbidities. - Patient with diabetes mellitus type 1 or type 2, requiring insulin. - The person who participates in another clinical study at present or plans to participate within the next twelve months. - Persons who have any physical impairments that preclude their participation in yoga sessions. - Currently following a weight-loss diet or planning to start such a diet. - Mental disorders: diagnosed psychosis that is being treated with psychopharmaceutical drugs, Dementia - Malignant hypertension (Systolic and Diastolic Blood pressure more than 200 mmHg and 120 mmHg, respectively(Saito & Hasebe, 2021). - Manifest coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, pulmonary artery embolism, or apoplexy - Pregnancy or breastfeeding period.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in fasting blood glucose measured by venous blood sugar [Baseline stage After every twelve weeks ] Change in Body Mass Index [monthly ] Change in waist circumference [ monthly] Change in Quality of Life (QOL) as measured by the Sri Lankan validated SF-12 ( Sort Form survey comprising 12 questions) [ After twelve weeks]	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
None []	—

Countries

Sri Lanka

Contacts

Public ContactP.M Moonasinghe

Health Education Officer

munasingheheo@gmail.com+94112470716

Outcome results

None listed

Source: SLCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026