Plain-English translation of NCT06472492 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This research is testing whether a structured yoga program can help improve thinking skills and focus in people who have recovered from depression. Even when depression gets better with medication or talk therapy, many people still struggle with problems like concentration, decision-making, and mental flexibility. This trial will compare people who do six weeks of guided yoga practice alongside their regular treatment to people who continue with their usual treatment alone.
After depression improves, many patients still have difficulty with thinking, focus, and decision-making. There is currently no standard treatment for these lingering cognitive problems. Early research suggests that regular yoga practice may help with these skills in the general population, so researchers want to see if it can help people recovering from depression.
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If you join the yoga group, you will attend one-hour guided yoga sessions six days a week for six weeks with a trained instructor while continuing your regular depression medications. If you are in the regular treatment group, you will continue taking your medications as usual and complete thinking assessments after six weeks and again four weeks later. Both groups will have tests to measure how well your thinking and focus improve over time.
AI-generated summary from trial data · Jul 17, 2026 · Not medical advice
India
Sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Collaborators
Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Health, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, India
Enrollment target
~32 participants
Started
May 2024
Primary completion
December 2026
Age range
18 Years – 60 Years
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in March 2026.
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Central contact
Vishwajit L Nimgaonkar
University of Pittsburgh
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