A research to study if yoga therapy in addition to allergy tablets in urticaria is effective or not
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: L501- Idiopathic urticaria
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/09/036716
- Lead Sponsor
- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research Intramural Research Grant
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Consecutive consenting patients of both gender aged 18-60 years, attending the â??Chronic Urticaria clinicâ?? of the dermatology OPD of JIPMER diagnosed with chronic spontaneous urticaria, characterized by the presence of continuous or recurrent wheals with or without angioedema of greater than 6 weeks duration.
Subjects on any medication other than antihistamines for the past three months prior to recruitment
Physical urticaria and urticarial vasculitis
Pregnant and lactating women
Pre-existing endocrine disorders
Pre-existing psychiatric illness
Pre-existing chronic illness like diabetes, hypertension, hepatic and renal disease, connective tissue diseases, malignancies
Other inflammatory skin diseases like psoriasis, lichen planus, vitiligo, pityriasis rubra pilaris, erythroderma
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method rticaria activity score [UAS7],urticaria control test (UCT),urticaria severity score (USS) and chronic urticaria quality of life score (CU-Q2oL)Timepoint: 0, 1, 2, 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Heart rate variabilityTimepoint: 0, 3 months;Mediation use[Tab Cetirizine]Timepoint: 0, 1, 2, 3 months;Serum levels of dehydrepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS), cortisol, interleukin (IL) 6, IL 18 and neuropeptide YTimepoint: 0, 3 months;sleep score-Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index[PQSI]Timepoint: 0, 1, 2, 3 months;Stress score - Perceived Stress Scale 10 item scale (PSS-10)Timepoint: 0, 1, 2, 3 months