Benefits of yoga in systemic sclerosis as compared to drugs alone : a pilot study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M349- Systemic sclerosis, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/01/022765
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients with systemic sclerosis who are greater than or equal to 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients unable to do the yoga intervention
2. Patients unable to follow up monthly
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in quality of life of patients of systemic sclerosis after 4 months of yoga therapy assessed using SF-36Timepoint: 4 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Decrease in psychological impact of disease in patients of systemic sclerosis after 4 months of yoga therapy assessed using DASS-21Timepoint: 4 months;Improvement in pulmonary function of patients of systemic sclerosis after 4 months of yoga therapyTimepoint: 4 months;Improvement in skin changes in patients of systemic sclerosis after 4 months of yoga therapy assessed using mRSSTimepoint: 4 months