Effect of recumbent isometric yoga on patients with severe CFS

Effect of recumbent isometric yoga on patients with severe CFS - Recumbent isometric yoga for sever CFS

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000023472

Enrollment

Registered

2016-08-04

Start date

2016-05-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

chronic fatigue syndrome

Interventions

standard pharmacotherapy pharmacotherapy + 20 min/day, daily recumbent isometric yoga

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Subjects were outpatients with CFS who visited the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine of Kyushu University Hospital who didn't recover satisfactory in spite of the treatments for at least 6 months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients were excluded if their fatigue was due to physical disease such as liver, kidney, heart, respiratory, endocrine, autoimmune, or malignant disease, severe anemia, electrolyte abnormalities, obesity, or pregnancy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Before and after intervention period (12 weeks) severity of fatigue 1) Chalder's fatigue scale score 2) POMS F score	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Blood biomarkers such as DHEA-S, IFNg, IL-6 etc, autonomic nervous function, surface body temperature, fMRI.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakakazu Oka

Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University Department of Psychosomatic Medicine

oka-t@cephal.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp092-642-5323

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026