The Effects of Yoga Training in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients

Not Applicable

Suspended

• Conditions: Ankylosing Spondylitis; Yoga
• Interventions: Other: Yoga group; Other: Control group

• Registration Number: NCT04281238
• Lead Sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of yoga training on functional level, disease activity, spinal mobility, balance, sleep quality, depression and quality of life in AS patients.

Detailed Description

Yoga is an ancient Indian practice, dating back several thousand years, with objective of uniting mind, body, and spirit. In Western cultures, Hatha yoga is most commonly practiced, and generally includes a set of physical poses(asanas), breathing techniques(pranayama) and deep relaxation(savasana).Yoga has been shown to increase mobility, reduce pain, and improve quality of life in many diseases. However, there is no study examining the effects of yoga training in AS patients.Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of yoga training in AS patients.

60 AS patients aged 20-60 years will be randomly assigned to yoga or control group. Home exercises will be taught to both groups, and a brochure with home exercises will be given. The yoga group will participate in a yoga class 3 days a week, during 8 weeks. The control group will not participate in a yoga class, only will do home exercises. Assessments will be done at baseline and after 8 weeks.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-02-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-02-20
• Study First Posted: 2020-02-24
• Study Start: 2020-10-26
• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-08
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-12
• Primary Completion: 2021-11
• Study Completion: 2021-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: SUSPENDED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Ankylosing spondylitis(AS) patients diagnosed according to modified New York criteria
• To be volunteer

Exclusion Criteria

• the presence of peripheral enthesitis, orthopedic disorders, cardiovascular disorders, neurological disorders, visual and auditory deficits,
• history of surgery for spine or lower limb,
• failure to complete the test

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
yoga group	Yoga group	Participants in this group will be given yoga training 3 days a week for 8 weeks. In addition, patients in this group will be taught home exercises and asked to do these exercises 5 days a week for 8 weeks.
Control group	Control group	Patients in this group will be taught home exercises and asked to do these exercises 5 days a week for 8 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Metrology Index (BASMI)	5 minutes	Asses spinal mobility. The total score ranges from 0 to 10. Higher scores mean poor spinal mobility.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index	4 minutes	Assess quality of sleep
Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI)	2 minutes	Assess disease activity. The total score ranges from 0 to 10. High scores mean an increase in disease activity.
Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI)	3 minutes	Assess functional capacity. This self-assessment instrument consists of eight specific questions regarding function in AS and two questions reflecting the patient's ability to cope with everyday life regarding function in AS and two questions reflecting the patient's ability to cope with everyday life.The BASFI score is calculated by dividing the sum of the scores from 10 questions by 10.
Short Form-36 (SF-36)	6 minutes	Assess quality of life
Beck Depression Inventory	5 minutes	Assess depression
Beck Anxiety Inventory	4 minutes	Assess anxiety
Balance Master system	10 minutes	Assess balance

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dokuz Eylül University; 🇹🇷 İzmir, Eyalet/Yerleşke, Turkey