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Yoga for Psychosis

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Waitlist Available
Led By Michael Bodnar, PhD
Research Sponsored by The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline and 6 months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will offer yoga and/or mindfulness online to people with psychosis to explore the effect on recovery and quality of life.

Eligible Conditions
  • Psychosis

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline and 6 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change from baseline on the Birchwood Insight Scale (BIS) scale at 6 months
Change from baseline on the Birchwood Insight Scale (BIS) scale at week 12
Change from baseline on the Birchwood Insight Scale (BIS) scale at week 4
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: ClinicalExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Clinical participants with a primary diagnosis of psychosis or related disorder.
Group II: Non-clinicalActive Control2 Interventions
Non-clinical participants with no mental health diagnoses.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Yoga
2008
Completed Phase 3
~3830
Mindfulness
2014
Completed Phase 3
~2670

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The Royal Ottawa Mental Health CentreLead Sponsor
18 Previous Clinical Trials
2,060 Total Patients Enrolled
Michael Bodnar, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorThe Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Who else is applying?

How old are they?
18 - 65
What site did they apply to?
The Royal Ottawa Mental Heatlh Centre
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria

How responsive is this trial?

Average response time
  • < 2 Days
Most responsive sites:
  1. The Royal Ottawa Mental Heatlh Centre: < 48 hours
Typically responds via
Phone Call
Recent research and studies
American Journal of Geriatric PsychiatryJournal
Medicare and Medicaid Costs for Schizophrenia Patients by Age Cohort Compared with Costs for Depression, Dementia, and Medically Ill Patients
Bartels, Stephen J., Robin E. Clark, William J. Peacock, Aricca R. Dums, and Sarah I. Pratt. 2003. “Medicare and Medicaid Costs for Schizophrenia Patients by Age Cohort Compared with Costs for Depression, Dementia, and Medically Ill Patients”. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1097/00019442-200311000-00009.
Schizophrenia BulletinJournal
The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) for Schizophrenia
Kay, S. R., A. Fiszbein, and L. A. Opler. 1987. “The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) for Schizophrenia”. Schizophrenia Bulletin. Oxford University Press (OUP). doi:10.1093/schbul/13.2.261.
Journal of Psychiatric PracticeJournal
Examining the Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online Yoga Class for Mood Disorders: A Moodnetwork Study
UEBELACKER, LISA, STEVEN C. DUFOUR, JACOB G. DINERMAN, SAMANTHA L. WALSH, CASEY HEARING, LEE T. GILLETTE, THILO DECKERSBACH, ANDREW A. NIERENBERG, LAUREN WEINSTOCK, and LOUISA G. SYLVIA. 2018. “Examining the Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online Yoga Class for Mood Disorders: A Moodnetwork Study”. Journal of Psychiatric Practice. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1097/pra.0000000000000286.
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicineJournal
Yoga Therapy as an Adjunctive Treatment for Schizophrenia: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study
Visceglia, Elizabeth, and Stephen Lewis. 2011. “Yoga Therapy as an Adjunctive Treatment for Schizophrenia: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study”. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Mary Ann Liebert Inc. doi:10.1089/acm.2010.0075.
~11 spots leftby Apr 2025
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