The effect of yoga on chronic abdominal pain and quality of life.
- Conditions
- chronic abdominal pain
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON21105
- Lead Sponsor
- Jeroen Bosch hospital, Den Bosch
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 65
Inclusion Criteria
Children aged 8-18 years are included if they meet the criteria for functional dyspepsia, IBS, functional abdominal pain (FAP) or abdominal migraine, based on the Rome III Criteria for Functional Bowel Disorders Associated with Abdominal Pain or Discomfort in Children.
Exclusion Criteria
Children with abdominal pain as result of inflammatory, anatomic, metabolic or neoplastic disease. Children who already participated in yoga therapy, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy or any form of relaxation therapy for functional abdominal pain in the past. Children with mental retardation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The reduction of abdominale pain is our primairy outcome. Abdominale<br>pain is measured by an abdominal pain diary. Patients will be instructed<br>to score pain intensity and pain frequency during 1 month at baseline<br>period, after finishing the treatment and at 6 and 12 months follow up.<br>Clinical remission is defined as a decrease of the pain intensity score<br>and pain frequency score of > 80%; significant improvement is defined as<br>a decrease of pain intensity score and pain frequency score between 30%<br>and 80% and treatment is considered unsuccessful if the scores improved<br>< 30% or got worse.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcome measure is the quality of life, which will be measured<br>by the The Kidscreen-27 Quality of Life questionnaire. This<br>questionnaire will be administered to the patients and their parents at<br>baseline, after finishing the treatment and at 6 and 12 months follow<br>up.