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At-home yoga for endometriosis-related pain.

Recruiting
Conditions
Endometriosis
10046828
Registration Number
NL-OMON55960
Lead Sponsor
Maxima Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
82
Inclusion Criteria

• Premenopausal women >= 18 years old.
• Diagnosed with endometriosis (by physical examination, imaging techniques or
laparos-copy).
• Patients who report one of the endometriosis related pain symptoms
dysmenorrhoea, abdominal/pelvic pain or dyspareunia; on average, at least 1 day
per week in the last 3 months, with a minimum average pain score on the
numeric rating scale of 4.
• Ability to understand and speak the Dutch language.
• Owning a smartphone.
• Ability to understand how to utilize the Experience Sampling Method [ESM]
tool.

Exclusion Criteria

• Change of hormonal medication during the past one month.
(for example for endometriosis treatment or fertility treatment).
• Surgery planned during the study period.
• Already performing yoga or mindfulness during the past 3 months.
• Any organic explanation for chronic pelvic pain besides endometriosis.
• Pregnancy.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Pain reduction on the numeric rating scale [NRS] after 8 weeks.<br /><br>A significant reduction in pain score is defined as a mean difference between<br /><br>groups of at least 1.4 points measured on the NRS.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>• Quality of life<br /><br>• Pain Catastrophizing<br /><br>• Affective Symptoms<br /><br>• Gastrointestinal symptoms<br /><br>• Pain reduction after 4 and 12 weeks<br /><br>• Use of analgesics<br /><br>• Reduction of dysmenorrhoea (if applicable)<br /><br>• Reduction of dyspareunia (if applicable)<br /><br>• The differences in pain reduction assessed by ESM compared to end of day pain<br /><br>scores and end of week pain scores.</p><br>
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