Treating Major Depression With Yoga Mono-therapy

NCT06091527 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 180

Last updated 2025-11-06

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Summary

The goal of this single-center, single-blind, randomized, controlled, parallel group, interventional trial is to evaluate antidepressant efficacy of yoga monotherapy of 12-weeks duration in 180 adults meeting diagnostic criteria for mild-to-moderate major depression at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Researchers will compare the yoga interventions to an education control intervention on holistic healthcare.

Conditions

  • Depression Mild
  • Depression Moderate

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Yoga practice

90-minute group yoga classes twice weekly for 12 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Education

90-minute group education classes twice weekly for 12 weeks to learn holistic healthcare modules.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Sudha Prathikanti, MD · University of California, San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-10-25
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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