Back to resultsYoga Therapy for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Primary Purpose
Adolescent Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Yoga Therapy
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
yoga
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Adolescent Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis focused on measuring yoga therapy, JIA, quality of life, pain management
Eligibility Criteria
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.
Sites / Locations
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Label
Yoga therapy intervention
Arm Description
Participants will participate in weekly yoga therapy sessions and have the opportunity to use the home video online.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Peds QL-Arthritis Module 4.0
Measures perceived quality of life for adolescents with arthritis
Visual Analog Pain Scale
Visual marker of perceived pain
Visual Assessment
Physician visual assessment
Joint Damage Assessment (JADI)
assessment of joints
Secondary Outcome Measures
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT03286933
First Posted
September 14, 2017
Last Updated
September 15, 2017
Sponsor
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT03286933
Brief Title
Yoga Therapy for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Official Title
Yoga Therapy for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
September 2017
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
May 6, 2017 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
June 26, 2017 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
June 26, 2017 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes
5. Study Description
Brief 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.
Detailed 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).
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Adolescent Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Yoga Therapy
Keywords
yoga therapy, JIA, quality of life, pain management
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
10 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Yoga therapy intervention
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Participants will participate in weekly yoga therapy sessions and have the opportunity to use the home video online.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
yoga
Intervention Description
75 minute weekly group yoga classes for 8 weeks. Home program online.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Peds QL-Arthritis Module 4.0
Description
Measures perceived quality of life for adolescents with arthritis
Time Frame
8 weeks
Title
Visual Analog Pain Scale
Description
Visual marker of perceived pain
Time Frame
8 weeks
Title
Visual Assessment
Description
Physician visual assessment
Time Frame
8 weeks
Title
Joint Damage Assessment (JADI)
Description
assessment of joints
Time Frame
8 weeks
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
14 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
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.
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
City
Los Angeles
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
90027
Country
United States
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
No
IPD Sharing Plan Description
Participants will be coded and all data will be connected to their code. No names will be used after recruitment.
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