NCT02163668

Effects of Yoga on Bone Metabolism in Premenopausal Women

Effects of an 8-month Yoga Intervention on Bone Metabolism in Healthy Middle-aged Premenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 47 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Oklahoma · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 35 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study examined the effects of 8 months of Yoga training on bone density and bone turnover markers in premenopausal women, ages 35-50 years. The style of Yoga used was power Yoga that involved postures with a jumping component. The investigators hypothesized that the Yoga intervention would result in beneficial improvements in bone turnover markers, by increasing the bone formation marker and decreasing the bone resorption marker.

Conditions

• Bone Health
• Osteoporosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Yoga Group	8 months of Yoga training

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-09-01
• Primary completion: 2010-06-01
• Completion: 2012-04-01
• First posted: 2014-06-16
• Last updated: 2014-06-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States