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Effect of Yoga in IBD

The effect of structured yoga practices on the quality of life and clinical outcomes in patients with ulcerative colitis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/11/016287
Enrollment
200
Registered
2018-11-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K638- Other specified diseases of intestine Health Condition 2: null- Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

Interventions

Intervention1: 2. Integrated Yoga (intervention) along with conventional treatment: Integrated Yoga Intervention Group. Along with the standard medical therapy (as described above), patients assigned

Sponsors

AYUSH
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients of UC in remission or with mild to moderate disease activity as defined with mayo score 2. Patients of either sex aged 18 â?? 70 years (both inclusive) at the time of enrollment 3. Patients ready to give written informed consent 4. Patients on stable doses of medications for last 3 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients are excluded if they have one or more of the following conditions: 1. Severe disease 2. Use of oral steroids, antibiotics or change in the dose of oral mesalamine within the past 4 weeks, initiation of azathioprine 3. Patients with diabetes mellitus, other immune mediated diseases mimicking IBD, IHD and COPD 4. Patients with surgical intervention for IBD, on psychiatric medication or pregnant and lactating women 5. Patients who have practiced yoga for â?¥ one month regularly within at least one year preceding the study 6. Patients denying to follow the yoga protocol and give informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Remission group: Relapse or end of 6 months (which ever comes earlier) Mild to moderate disease activity group: End of 6 months Timepoint: Remission group: Relapse or end of 6 months (which ever comes earlier) Mild to moderate disease activity group: End of 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the impact of yoga on a. Relapse rate in patients of ulcerative colitis in clinical remission b. Remission rate in patients of ulcerative colitis with mild to moderate active disease c. Endoscopic healing and fecal microbiome Timepoint: 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vineet Ahuja

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

vineet.aiims@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026