The purpose of this study is to learn if a structured yoga program can reduce anxiety, improve depression, and improve quality of life in patients with medication resistant epilepsy (MRE).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
3
Restorative Yoga
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Change in Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E)
The NDDI-E is a 6 item questionnaire. Scores for each question range from 1 (never) to 4 (all the time). There is a maximum score of 24. The higher the score the more severe the depression.
Time frame: Change from Week 4 to Week 12
Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale
The GAD-7 is a 7 item questionnaire. Scores for each question range from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day). There is a maximum score of 21. The higher the score the more severe the anxiety. A score over 15 represents severe anxiety. A score under 10 may indicate GAD and would prompt further examination.
Time frame: Change from Week 4 to Week 12
Change in Quality of Life in Epilepsy-Patient-Weighted (QOLIE-31-p)
The QOLIE-31-p is a 38 item questionnaire. Scores range from 0-100. Higher scores relate to higher distress.
Time frame: Change from Baseline to Week 12
Frequency of seizures
Count of seizures in study subjects
Time frame: Week 12
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