Evaluation of Yoga for the Treatment of Pediatric Headaches

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00726843

Enrollment

Registered

2008-08-01

Start date

2008-07-31

Completion date

2009-12-31

Last updated

2015-04-07

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Conditions

Headache

Keywords

Headache, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Pediatric, Yoga

Brief summary

This study will examine the feasibility and acceptability of yoga for adolescents seen by a medical practitioner for their headaches. The study will also examine whether yoga decreases anxiety and improves quality of life. We hypothesize that yoga will be both acceptable and feasible with a pediatric population. We also hypothesize that yoga will decrease anxiety and improve quality of life.

Interventions

OTHER8 weeks of Iyengar Yoga

Participants will attend 8 weekly, 75 min. yoga sessions, followed by 8 weeks of follow-up (will provide headache frequency/intensity)

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

13 Years to 17 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* 13-17 years * patient seen in the headache clinic at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Exclusion criteria

* neck, spinal, or back injuries

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Headache Pain	Pre; Post; Weekly

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Yoga Attendance	weekly

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026