The Effects of Yoga Training in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Suspended
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Metrology Index (BASMI)
Study Overview
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 Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 20 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
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
Arms & Interventions
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.
Intervention: Yoga group (Other)
Control group
Patients in this group will be taught home exercises and asked to do these exercises 5 days a week for 8 weeks.
Intervention: Control group (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Metrology Index (BASMI)
Time Frame: 5 minutes
Asses spinal mobility. The total score ranges from 0 to 10. Higher scores mean poor spinal mobility.
Secondary Outcomes
- Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI)(2 minutes)
- Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI)(3 minutes)
- Short Form-36 (SF-36)(6 minutes)
- Beck Depression Inventory(5 minutes)
- Beck Anxiety Inventory(4 minutes)
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(4 minutes)
- Balance Master system(10 minutes)
Investigators
Yasemin ACAR
Research assistant
Dokuz Eylul University