Effect of recumbent yoga on patients with CFS
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000030051
- Lead Sponsor
- AMED
- Brief Summary
Patients with CFS who were refractory to treatments as usual (TAU) were divided into recumbent isometric yoga group (TAU and recumbent isometric yoga, n=24) or control group (TAU only, n=24). The Chalder fatigue scale (FS) scores of the two groups were compared before and after the 3 - month intervention period. The FS score of the recumbent isometric yoga group decreased significantly compared with the control group.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 48
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Patients were excluded if their fatigue was due to physical disease such as liver, kidney, heart, respiratory, endocrine, autoimmune, or malignant disease, severe anemia, electrolyte abnormalities, obesity, or pregnancy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Before and after intervention period (12 weeks) severity of fatigue 1) Chalder's fatigue scale score 2) POMS F score
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood biomarkers such as DHEA-S, IFNg, IL-6 etc, autonomic nervous function, surface body temperature, fMRI.