The Effect of Yoga on Respiratory Functions, Symptom Control and Life Quality of Asthma Patients

Asthma Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Yoga on Respiratory Functions, Symptom Control and Life Quality of Asthma Patients: Randomized Controlled Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04107415
• Other study ID #: 2017-10/2
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 15, 2017
• Est. completion date: December 15, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: September 2019
• Source: Ataturk University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study was conducted to find out the effect of yoga applied to asthma patients on the patients' respiratory functions, symptom control and quality of life.

Description:

While there are studies conducted with yoga on different patient groups in Turkey, no studies have been found on asthma patients specifically. For this reason, it was thought that studies are needed which will prove the effect of yoga practices in preventing and controlling symptoms of asthma patients and which will contribute to nursing literature.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 112
• Est. completion date: December 15, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: April 15, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 55 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• must be between 18 and 55 years old

• must be diagnosed with asthma at least for six months,

• must be living in the city centre,

• must be literate and volunteered to participated in the study, were included in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• be participated in a regular exercise program in the last 6 months,

• be have another respiratory system disease

• be in the exacerbation period,

• have a physical disease or cognitive deficiency and a psychiatric disease diagnosis that could prevent understanding the training given,

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Asthma
• Yoga

Intervention

Other:
• yoga
A total of 12 yoga sessions, 2 sessions a week for 6 weeks, was applied to the patients in the experimental group.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Atatürk university nursing faculty	Erzurum	Center

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ataturk University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (1)

Kavak F, Ekinci M. The Effect of Yoga on Functional Recovery Level in Schizophrenic Patients. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2016 Dec;30(6):761-767. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2016.07.010. Epub 2016 Jul 30. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire	Performed to determine the quality of life of asthma patients. Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire , which addresses both the physical and emotional aspects of the disease has 32 items and four sub-dimensions. These sub-dimensions are activity limitation (items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 19, 25, 28, 31, 32), symptoms (items 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 29, 30), emotional functions (items 7, 13, 15, 21, 27) and environmental stimulants (items 9, 17, 23, 26). The scale is a 7-Likert type scale with "1" having the lowest point and "7" the highest point. Weights for the points of the questions are equal. General quality of life is calculated with the averages of all questions, while sub-dimensions are calculated by adding the scores of the related fields. Total score of the scale differs between 32 and 224. Higher total score and sub-dimension score averages mean higher quality of life. diagnosis	6 week
Primary	Asthma Control Test	The test consists of 5 questions. In this 5-Likert type scale, the scores of the answers are added up and the patient's state is evaluated. The maximum score one can get from this test is 25, while the minimum score is 5. While scoring Asthma Control Test, 25 points is accepted as "full control", 20-24 points is accepted as "good control" and less than 19 points is accepted as "no control". The highest score indicates the best control, while scores less than 19 indicate that the disease is not under control and that modifications should be made in the treatment to reach control.	6 week
Primary	Respiratory Function tests	Respiratory Function tests is a physiological parameter. Respiratory Function tests are assessed to find out the degree of airway constriction with spirometer and also to find out whether the disease is reversible and to make asthma diagnosis. Forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), peak expiratory flow rate (PEF) and FEV1/FVC measurements were used to evaluate airway constriction	6 week