A randomized controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of yoga on tension type headache and / or migraine in adolescents between 12 and 16 years, consisting of a four group design which includes an 12 week yoga course and a three-month follow-up period. Both adolescent and one parent will be randomized either to yoga or no treatment. Primary outcome will be pain frequency in adolescents considering pain catastrophizing of parents.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
45
12 week hatha yoga course for adolescents
12 week hatha yoga course
Elisabeth Krankenhaus
Essen, Germany
Kinderkrankenhaus St. Marien
Landshut, Germany
Pain frequency adolescent
Measurement of pain frequency after yoga intervention via headache diary
Time frame: Week 12
Pain frequency adolescent
Measurement of pain frequency after follow-up period via headache diary
Time frame: Week 24
Pain duration adolescent
Measurement of pain duration after yoga intervention via headache diary
Time frame: Week 12
Pain duration adolescent
Measurement of pain duration after follow-up period via headache diary
Time frame: Week 24
Pain intensity adolescent
Measurement of pain intensity after yoga intervention via headache diary
Time frame: Week 12
Pain intensity adolescent
Measurement of pain intensity after follow-up period via headache diary
Time frame: Week 24
Quality of life adolescent self-assessment
Measurement of quality of life in self-assessment after yoga intervention via the kidscreen 27 questionnaire
Time frame: Week 12
Quality of life adolescent self-assessment
Measurement of quality of life in self-assessment after follow-up period via the kidscreen 27 questionnaire
Time frame: Week 24
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Quality of life adolescent external assessment
Measurement of quality of life in external assessment by one parent after yoga intervention via the kidscreen 27 questionnaire
Time frame: Week 12
Quality of life adolescent external assessment
Measurement of quality of life in external assessment by one parent after follow-up period via the kidscreen 27 questionnaire
Time frame: Week 24
Pain disability adolescent self-assessment
Measurement of pain disability in self-assessment after yoga intervention via the paediatric pain disability index (P-PDI)
Time frame: Week 12
Pain disability adolescent self-assessment
Measurement of pain disability in self-assessment after follow-up period via the paediatric pain disability index (P-PDI)
Time frame: Week 24
Pain disability adolescent external assessment
Measurement of pain disability in external assessment by one parent after yoga intervention via the paediatric pain disability index (P-PDI)
Time frame: Week 12
Pain disability adolescent external assessment
Measurement of pain disability in external assessment by one parent after follow-up period via the paediatric pain disability index (P-PDI)
Time frame: Week 24
Pain coping adolescent
Measurement of pain coping in self-assessment after yoga intervention via the Paediatric Pain Coping Inventory Revise (PPCI-R)
Time frame: Week 12
Pain coping adolescent
Measurement of pain coping in self-assessment after follow-up period via the Paediatric Pain Coping Inventory Revise (PPCI-R)
Time frame: Week 24
Depression adolescent
Measurement of Depression in self-assessment after yoga intervention via the Depressions Inventar für Kinder und Jugendliche (DIKJ)
Time frame: Week 12
Depression adolescent
Measurement of Depression in self-assessment after follow-up period via the Depressions Inventar für Kinder und Jugendliche (DIKJ)
Time frame: Week 24
Stress adolescent
Measurement of Stress in self-assessment after yoga intervention via the Problem Questionnaire (PQ)
Time frame: Week 12
Stress adolescent
Measurement of Stress in self-assessment after follow-up period via the Problem Questionnaire (PQ)
Time frame: Week 24
Pain catastrophizing parents
Measurement of parents pain catastrophizing in self-assessment by one parent after follow-up period via the Pain Catastrophizing Scale for Parents (PCS-P)
Time frame: Week 12
Pain catastrophizing parents
Measurement of parents pain catastrophizing in self-assessment by one parent after follow-up period via the Pain Catastrophizing Scale for Parents (PCS-P)
Time frame: Week 24
Quality of life parents
Measurement of parents quality of life in self-assessment by one parent after yoga intervention via the WHO Quality of Life Bref questionnaire (WHOQol-Bref)
Time frame: Week 12
Quality of life parents
Measurement of parents quality of life in self-assessment by one parent after follow-up period via the WHO Quality of Life Bref questionnaire (WHOQol-Bref)
Time frame: Week 24
Depression parents
Measurement of parents depression in self-assessment by one parent after yoga intervention via the Beck-Depression-Inventar (BDI)
Time frame: Week 12
Depression parents
Measurement of parents depression in self-assessment by one parent after follow-up period via the Beck-Depression-Inventar (BDI)
Time frame: Week 24
Stress parents
Measurement of parents stress in self-assessment by one parent after yoga intervention via the Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)
Time frame: Week 12
Stress parents
Measurement of parents stress in self-assessment by one parent after follow-up period via the Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)
Time frame: Week 24
Adverse events adolescent
Adverse events within the yoga course period of adolescents
Time frame: Week 12
Adverse events parents
Adverse events within the yoga course period of parents
Time frame: Week 12