Treating Major Depression With Yoga Mono-therapy: 12-Week Randomized Controlled Trial

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this single-center, single-blind, randomized, controlled, parallel group, interventional trial is to evaluate antidepressant efficacy of yoga monotherapy of 12-weeks duration in 180 adults meeting diagnostic criteria for mild-to-moderate major depression at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Researchers will compare the yoga interventions to an education control intervention on holistic healthcare.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 18 years of age or older

• Able to give voluntary, informed consent

• English-speaking

• Diagnosis of clinical depression

Locations
United States
California
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
RECRUITING
San Francisco
Contact Information
Primary
Sudha Prathikanti, MD
sudha.prathikanti@ucsf.edu
415-516-3867
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-09
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-06
Participants
Target number of participants: 180
Treatments
Experimental: Yoga practice
Yoga practice groups
Active_comparator: Education
Education module group
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of California, San Francisco

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov