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NCT Number: NCT02191995

Yoga in the Treatment of Eating Disorders: a Randomized Trial

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

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Key information

Conditions

Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa Feeding and Eating Disorders Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The Emily Program

Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55108, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Yoga

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Participants' level of mood and anxiety

    Time frame: Week 4

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

Secondary outcomes

  1. Level of eating disorder symptoms

    Time frame: Week 4

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

  2. Participants' ability to tolerance distress

    Time frame: Week 4

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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Minnesota

Other

Registry information

Acronym: TEP

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jul 16, 2014
Registry last updated
Nov 1, 2019

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