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Treating Major Depression With Yoga Mono-therapy

Treating Major Depression With Yoga Mono-therapy: 12-Week Randomized Controlled Trial

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 Nov 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open

Brief summary (registry, in English)

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.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
180 (estimated)
First submitted
13 Oct 2023
Start date
25 Oct 2024
Primary completion date
Jun 2026
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Diseases
Depression
NCT number
NCT06091527

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 180
  • From 25 Oct 2024 to the primary completion date, Jun 2026
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Current use of antidepressant medication

Other

  • Current engagement in psychotherapy
  • Current pregnancy
  • Significant medical issues interfering with yoga practice

Who the study is looking for

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Able to give voluntary, informed consent
  • English-speaking
  • Diagnosis of clinical depression

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
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San FranciscoUnited StatesRecruiting

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