Yoga Therapy for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Yoga Therapy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Yoga Therapy for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03286933
• Other study ID #: CHLA-17-00037
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 14, 2017
• Last updated: September 15, 2017
• Start date: May 6, 2017
• Est. completion date: June 26, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: September 2017
• Source: Children's Hospital Los Angeles
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is to better understand the effects of a yoga program on adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The investigators want to learn whether or not a yoga therapy based program will decrease pain and improve quality of life in patients with JIA.

This is an 8-week program with home program of online videos.

Description:

This is an 8-week program consisting of weekly yoga therapy classes in a public studio. The classes are led by a pediatric occupational therapist who is also a certified internationally accredited yoga therapist (C-IAYT). The initial and final sessions will include an Rheumatologist MD evaluation including a physician global assessment and joint damage assessment (JADI) and visual assessment (VAS). A Visual Analog Pain Scale will and Peds Quality of Life Questionnaire-Arthritis Module 4.0 will be administered. Each yoga class is 75 minutes to include a set-sequence of postures including breathing exercises and final corpse pose (final relaxation).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 10
• Est. completion date: June 26, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: June 26, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 14 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adolescents with formal diagnosis of JIA, speak and understand English, can get on/off floor independently.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Dependent on assistive device for ambulation; does not understand English, does not have a diagnosis of JIA.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Adolescent Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
• Arthritis
• Arthritis, Juvenile
• Yoga Therapy

Intervention

Behavioral:
• yoga
75 minute weekly group yoga classes for 8 weeks. Home program online.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Children's Hospital Los Angeles	Los Angeles	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Peds QL-Arthritis Module 4.0	Measures perceived quality of life for adolescents with arthritis	8 weeks
Primary	Visual Analog Pain Scale	Visual marker of perceived pain	8 weeks
Primary	Visual Assessment	Physician visual assessment	8 weeks
Primary	Joint Damage Assessment (JADI)	assessment of joints	8 weeks