Effect of recumbent yoga on patients with CFS

Effect of recumbent yoga on patients with CFS - Recumbent yoga for CFS

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000030051

Enrollment

Registered

2017-11-20

Start date

2017-09-07

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, International University of Health and Welfare 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

International University of Health and Welfare Hospital Psychosomatic Medicine

okatakakazu@gmail.com0287-39-3060

Outcome results

None listed

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