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This clinical trial aims to develop and test a yoga intervention to improve cortisol hormone rhythm, immunoglobulin A, and metabolic markers among medical students. The development of the yoga protocol, "GSY Goodbye Stress with Yoga Proto-col," was a collaborative effort involving a certified yoga trainer, medical researcher, and experienced yogis from India. GSY yoga intervention, which includes yoga asanas poses, breathing techniques, and guided meditation, may reduce stress levels, improve immunity, and enhance other metabolic parameters in medical students.
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Participants receive yoga intervention from a certified yoga trainer once a week for 10 weeks.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| GSY Yoga Intervention | Experimental | GSY Goodbye Stress with Yoga Protocol Full body warm-up and light stretching exercise 15 min Performing various yoga postures - including standing, sitting, prone, and supine yoga postures (Asanas) 50 min Breathing exercises = (Pranayama)10 min and Meditation15 min *The development of the yoga protocol, named "GSY Goodbye Stress with Yoga Protocol," was a collaborative effort involving a certified yoga trainer, a medical researcher, and experienced yogis from India. |
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| Control Group | No Intervention | The participants who don't receive any kind of therapy, which means the control group with standard care and without any treatment or intervention. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| GSY Yoga Intervention | Behavioral | In the GSY yoga intervention, where participants received 90 minutes/week yoga intervention for duration of 10 weeks. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Effect of GSY Yoga Intervention in the Improvement of Immunoglobulin A among Medical Students | Samples of saliva cortisol will be collected to analyse diurnal cortisol rhythm , at the beginning and the end of the first and the last yoga class to determine immediate and longitudinal effects and to measure the diurnal rhythms of immunoglobulin. | upto 10 weeks |
| Efficacy of GSY yoga intervention in the reduction of cortisol hormone rhythm | Samples of saliva cortisol will be collected, at the beginning and the end of the first and the last yoga class to determine immediate and longitudinal effects and to measure the diurnal rhythms of cortisol. | upto 10 weeks |
| Efficacy of GSY yoga intervention in the cortisol hormone by using hair cortisol concentration | Samples of hair cortisol will be collected to measure hair cortisol concentration for analyzing the long-term cortisol level in individuals, at the beginning and the end of the first and the last yoga class | 10 weeks |
| Effect of 10 weeks yoga intervention on immune and metabolic parameter among medical students | Blood sample will be collected to analyse Immune parameter, including Immunoglobulin A, Immunoglobulin G, Immunoglobulin M, and Metabolic parameter including, Fasting Blood Glucose FBG, HBA1C, LDL,HDL,total cholesterol, triglycerides, and non-HDL at the beginning and the end of the first and the last yoga class to determine immediate and longitudinal effects. . | Upto 10 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Changes in Quality of life | The change in the quality of life before and after yoga intervention is measured by collecting data from participants using the WHOQOL (World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref) tool. The WHOQOL-Bref, a shorter version of the WHOQOL-100, provides a comprehensive measure of quality of life across four domains: physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment. Scores for each domain range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating a better quality of life. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
The inclusion criteria for the study required participants to be currently enrolled in the Medicine Faculty of the University of Pecs
Exclusion Criteria:
Students with illnesses (such as recent injuries, chronic pain, or significant arthritis) that would make it unsafe for them to take part in a yoga intervention will be excluded from the study.
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Shalini Chauhan | Contact | +36-72/501-500/61682 | doktoriiskola@etk.pte.hu | |
| Shalini Chauhan | Contact | +36 (72) 513-678 | doktoriiskola@etk.pte.hu |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Shalini Chauhan | Assistant Professor, PhD student University of Pécs | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Pécs | Recruiting | Pécs | Pécs | 7621 | Hungary |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 38790041 | Result | Chauhan S, Babu AM, Galgalo DA, Melczer C, Premusz V, Karsai I. Effect of yoga in medical students to reduce the level of depression, anxiety, and stress: pilot study (Goodbye Stress with Yoga GSY). BMC Complement Med Ther. 2024 May 24;24(1):203. doi: 10.1186/s12906-024-04496-0. | |
| 41193511 | Derived | Chauhan S, Najaf SS, Nagy Z, Al-Jawarneh M, Nagy T, Miseta A, Premusz V, Karsai I. An exploratory study on the changes in immune and metabolic parameters by 10 weeks of yoga intervention among medical students. Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 5;15(1):38730. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-22421-4. |
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| Pilot Study Results | View source |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000092862 | Psychological Well-Being |
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| D010549 | Personal Satisfaction |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| upto 10 weeks |
| Changes in sleep quality | The change in sleep quality before and after the yoga intervention is measured by collecting data from participants using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The PSQI scores range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating worse sleep quality. | upto 10 weeks |
| Changes in physical activity | The change in physical activity level before and after the yoga intervention is measured by collecting data from participants using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ). This tool presents physical activity as a separate outcome measure. the GPAQ scores range in MET( Metabolic Equivalent of Task)-minutes per week, with higher scores indicating higher levels of physical activity. | upto 10 weeks |
| Changes in stress reduction | The change in stress levels before and after the yoga intervention is measured by collecting data from participants using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS). The DASS scores range from 0 to 42 for each subscale (Depression, Anxiety, Stress), with higher scores indicating greater severity of symptoms. | upto 10 weeks |
| Changes in emotional regulation | The change in emotional regulation before and after yoga intervention is measured by collecting data from participants using the DERS (The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale). DERS is an instrument measuring emotion regulation problems. tool. | upto 10 weeks |
| Changes in Sedentary Behaviour | The changes in the sedentary behavior of the participants before and after the yoga intervention will be analyzed by using the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire (SBQ). | Upto 10 weeks |
| 40278740 | Derived | Chauhan S, Najaf SS, Lukacs G, Kinga KA, Karsai I, Premusz V. Impact of 10 Weeks of Yoga Intervention on Mental Health and Overall Well-Being Among Medical Students: GSY Study. Sports (Basel). 2025 Apr 10;13(4):114. doi: 10.3390/sports13040114. |