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. 2014 May 13;2014(5):CD010072. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010072.pub2

NCT01305096.

Trial name or title Not known
Methods Randomised controlled trial with 2 arms
Participants Men and women who are 25 to 60 years old, healthy, not doing regular, planned physical activity that makes them out of breath or sweaty, yoga novices, office and manual workers
Interventions Experimental: yoga inversions group ‐ 8 weeks of yoga classes held 2 times a week for 1 hour. The classes will consist of yoga inversions, other yoga postures and deep, slow breathing
Control: no intervention ‐ conduct lives as usual
Outcomes Heart rate variability, anthropometric variables, common symptoms in general practice, level of sleepiness, blood pressure, hand grip strength, relaxation and recovery, perceived stress, self rated health, perceived exertion, satisfaction with life, level of work‐family conflict
Starting date March 2011
Contact information Per Wandell, Professor, Karolinska Institutet
Notes

CES‐D: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale