Yoga in the Treatment of Eating Disorders: a Randomized Trial

N/ACompletedNCT02191995

University of Minnesota38 enrolled

Overview

Yoga facilitates the treatment of eating disorders by decreasing symptom severity over time.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa

Interventions

yogaBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * admitted to the Anna Westin House treatment facility of the Emily Program in MN during timeframe study is being run Exclusion Criteria: * declines participation in study

Locations (1)

The Emily Program

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Participants' level of mood and anxiety

The Positive And Negative Affect Scale will be administered daily prior to and after supper in order to assess anxiety and mood.

Time frame: Week 4

Secondary Outcomes

Level of eating disorder symptoms

The Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire will be administered to evaluate clients' eating disorder symptoms and prevalence.

Time frame: Week 4

Participants' ability to tolerance distress

The Distress Tolerance Scale will be administered to follow clients' ability to cope with highly charged emotions.

Time frame: Week 4

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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