We conducted a feasibility randomized controlled trial (RCT) at two Yoga centers—one in northern India [Bapu Nature Cure Hospital and Yogashram (BNCHY), New Delhi] and one in southern India [Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA), Bengaluru] to assess the effectiveness of the Yoga Programme for T2DM Prevention (YOGA-DP) intervention.
The study was funded by the UK’s FCDO/MRC/NIHR/Wellcome Trust Joint Global Health Trials.
The study highlighted barriers and facilitators to deliver Yoga-DP interventions. The facilitators reported were the intervention content, structure, and delivery (including materials) and competencies of Yoga instructors. The barriers were lack of awareness about T2DM among potential participants, stigma and fear associated with T2DM among potential participants, gender and language issues, issues in participant follow-up, limited interest of participants in Yoga, participants’ time constraints on practicing Yoga, participants’ health issues hindered Yoga practice, beginners’ difficulties in practicing Yoga, and participants’ demotivation to practice Yoga at home.
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