Researching Heat and Yoga for Mood Enhancement

Part of paid clinical trials in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study ID
NCT06094088
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 65 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Heated Yoga — BEHAVIORAL
    Heated yoga described in arm/group description
  • Non-Heated Yoga — BEHAVIORAL
    Non-heated yoga described in arm/group description

Study Details

This study will examine how doing heated yoga or non-heated yoga affects depression.

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 1, 2025
Status verified
May 2025
Primary completion
Sep 1, 2026
Completion
Dec 1, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Heated Yoga
    The heated (i.e., \~105°F with 40% humidity) yoga will be 90 minutes long and consist of 26 Hatha yoga postures and 2 breathing exercises. The class starts with standing postures for approximately 45-50 minutes, followed by a 2-minute savasana (or corpse pose on the floor) and the remainder of the 90-minute class is completed on the mat. All yoga teachers will be heated yoga certified.
  • Active Comparator: Non-heated Yoga
    The non-heated (i.e., room temperature \< 80°F) yoga will be 90 minutes long and consist of 26 Hatha yoga postures and 2 breathing exercises. The class starts with standing postures for approximately 45-50 minutes, followed by a 2-minute savasana (or corpse pose on the floor) and the remainder of the 90-minute class is completed on the mat. All yoga teachers will be heated yoga certified.

Primary Outcome Measure

Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) [ Time Frame: Weeks 0, 4, 8, and 20 ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Breathe Yoga StudioCambridgeMassachusetts02142
Shelley Cates
[email protected]
617.547.9328
Orange Door CollaborativeCambridgeMassachusetts02139-

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