Yoga Therapy for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03286933

Enrollment

Registered

2017-09-19

Start date

2017-05-06

Completion date

2017-06-26

Last updated

2017-09-19

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Conditions

Adolescent Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Yoga Therapy

Keywords

yoga therapy, JIA, quality of life, pain management

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).

Interventions

BEHAVIORALyoga

75 minute weekly group yoga classes for 8 weeks. Home program online.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

14 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Peds QL-Arthritis Module 4.0	8 weeks	Measures perceived quality of life for adolescents with arthritis
Visual Analog Pain Scale	8 weeks	Visual marker of perceived pain
Visual Assessment	8 weeks	Physician visual assessment
Joint Damage Assessment (JADI)	8 weeks	assessment of joints

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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