Randomized-controlled Trial of Yoga for Ulcerative Colitis

N/ACompletedNCT02043600

Universität Duisburg-Essen77 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this randomized trial is to investigate the effects of a 12-week yoga intervention compared to self-care on quality of life, stress, psychological health, and physiological parameters in 77 patients with ulcerative colitis.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Colitis, Ulcerative

Interventions

YogaBEHAVIORAL

12-week Hatha Yoga intervention 90 minutes once a week

Self-careBEHAVIORAL

Self-care books are provided for self-directed use

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Ulcerative colitis (clinical, endoscopic and histological diagnosis) * Disease duration at least 12 months * Clinical remission for at least 4 weeks and less than 12 months * CAI \< 5 * IBDQ \< 170 * Physical and mental ability to perform yoga * No regular practice of yoga or Pilates in the previous 12 months Exclusion Criteria: * Clinically active disease (CAI \> 4 Rachmilewitz) * Complete resection of the colon * Acute, infectious or chronic active ulcerative colitis * Severe disease precluding yoga practice * Malignancy with a disease-free survival \< 5 years except curatively treated basalioma of the skin * Alcohol or drug abuse * Dementia * Pregnancy

Locations (1)

Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen

Essen, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Disease-specific quality of life

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ)

Time frame: 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Disease-specific quality of life

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ)

Time frame: 6 months

Generic quality of life

36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)

Time frame: 3 months

Generic quality of life

36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)

Time frame: 6 months

Anxiety/depression

Hospital Anxiety and Depresion Scale (HADS)

Time frame: 3 months

Anxiety/depression

Hospital Anxiety and Depresion Scale (HADS)

Time frame: 6 months

Subjective stress

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

Time frame: 3 months

Subjective stress

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

Time frame: 6 months

Subjective stress

Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ)

Time frame: 3 months

Subjective stress

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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