To be eligible for the research study, participants must be adults aged 18-65, diagnosed with high blood pressure, not currently involved in an exercise or yoga program, and not pregnant.
This study is a trial where participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups.
The yoga intervention group will begin a remotely-delivered 12-week vinyasa yoga program — three 60-minute sessions per week via Zoom — upon completing baseline study steps, while the control group will maintain their usual routine for 12 weeks.
Both groups will complete a follow-up assessment visit following the 12-week study period resulting in approximately 4.5 months of participation in this research project.
Requirements of this study include attending an initial Zoom consent session, completing two assessment visits at the WVU Health Sciences Center within a 4.5-month period, the possibility of participating in a yoga familiarization session and attending the virtual yoga sessions.
Participants can earn up to $150 in Amazon gift cards for completing all aspects of the study.
Those interested in participating in the study, should complete this form.
For more information, contact Alexis Thrower at yogaheart@hsc.wvu.edu or 681- 214-1656.
Bethany Barone Gibbs, principal investigator, can be reached at 304-581-1779.
This study has been approved by the WVU IRB.