Ankylosing Spondylitis, Yoga
Conditions
Keywords
ankylosing spondylitis, yoga
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of yoga training on functional level, disease activity, spinal mobility, balance, sleep quality, depression and quality of life in AS patients.
Detailed description
Yoga is an ancient Indian practice, dating back several thousand years, with objective of uniting mind, body, and spirit. In Western cultures, Hatha yoga is most commonly practiced, and generally includes a set of physical poses(asanas), breathing techniques(pranayama) and deep relaxation(savasana).Yoga has been shown to increase mobility, reduce pain, and improve quality of life in many diseases. However, there is no study examining the effects of yoga training in AS patients.Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of yoga training in AS patients. 60 AS patients aged 20-60 years will be randomly assigned to yoga or control group. Home exercises will be taught to both groups, and a brochure with home exercises will be given. The yoga group will participate in a yoga class 3 days a week, during 8 weeks. The control group will not participate in a yoga class, only will do home exercises. Assessments will be done at baseline and after 8 weeks.
Interventions
OTHERYoga group
Yoga training 3 days a week for 8 weeks. In addition to this, home exercises 5 days a week for 8 weeks
OTHERControl group
Home exercises 5 days a week for 8 weeks
Sponsors
Dokuz Eylul University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Ankylosing spondylitis(AS) patients diagnosed according to modified New York criteria * To be volunteer
Exclusion criteria
* the presence of peripheral enthesitis, orthopedic disorders, cardiovascular disorders, neurological disorders, visual and auditory deficits, * history of surgery for spine or lower limb, * failure to complete the test
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Metrology Index (BASMI) | 5 minutes | Asses spinal mobility. The total score ranges from 0 to 10. Higher scores mean poor spinal mobility. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) | 2 minutes | Assess disease activity. The total score ranges from 0 to 10. High scores mean an increase in disease activity. |
| Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI) | 3 minutes | Assess functional capacity. This self-assessment instrument consists of eight specific questions regarding function in AS and two questions reflecting the patient's ability to cope with everyday life regarding function in AS and two questions reflecting the patient's ability to cope with everyday life.The BASFI score is calculated by dividing the sum of the scores from 10 questions by 10. |
| Short Form-36 (SF-36) | 6 minutes | Assess quality of life |
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index | 4 minutes | Assess quality of sleep |
| Beck Anxiety Inventory | 4 minutes | Assess anxiety |
| Balance Master system | 10 minutes | Assess balance |
| Beck Depression Inventory | 5 minutes | Assess depression |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed