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Comparing the Efficacy of Heated Yoga and Sauna as a Treatment for Depression

NCT07082998 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2025-11-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This project explores whether heated yoga, sauna, and a mindfulness app reduce depressive symptoms

Conditions

  • Depression Disorders
  • Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
  • Depression Disorder
  • Depression Chronic
  • Depression
  • Depression in Adults

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

heated yoga

12-weeks of twice weekly 90-min heated yoga classes in the community

BEHAVIORAL

sauna

12-weeks of twice weekly 40-min sauna sessions in the community

BEHAVIORAL

mindfulness app

12-weeks of 80-mins a week of a mindfulness app

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maren B Nyer, PhD · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-12
Primary Completion
2027-07-31
Completion
2027-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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