Trial Outcomes & Findings for Iyengar Yoga for Young People With Rheumatoid Arthritis (NCT NCT01096823)

NCT ID: NCT01096823

Last Updated: 2016-04-27

Results Overview

The Health Related Quality of Life - Short Form-36 (SF-36) is a generic core HRQOL measure yielding an 8-scale profile of functional health and well being. The SF-36 performs comparatively better than other HRQOL measures in terms of reliability, validity, lightness of respondent/administrative burden. It can be completed in 5-10 minutes and has been used with children as young as 10 years of age. Subscales - all ranges 0-100 with higher scores indicating increased quality of life Bodily Pain, 2 items General Health, 5 items Vitality, 4 items Mental Health, 5 items

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

30 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

post intervention (within 2 weeks of completing intervention)

Results posted on

2016-04-27

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Iyengar Yoga
Iyengar Yoga: Iyengar Yoga classes twice a week for six weeks
Waitlist Control
Standard of care waitlist control group
Overall Study
STARTED
14
16
Overall Study
COMPLETED
11
15
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
3
1

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Iyengar Yoga for Young People With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Iyengar Yoga
n=11 Participants
Iyengar Yoga: Iyengar Yoga classes twice a week for six weeks
Waitlist Control
n=15 Participants
Standard of care waitlist control group
Total
n=26 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
29.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.9 • n=5 Participants
27.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.2 • n=7 Participants
28.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.9 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
11 Participants
n=5 Participants
15 Participants
n=7 Participants
26 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: post intervention (within 2 weeks of completing intervention)

The Health Related Quality of Life - Short Form-36 (SF-36) is a generic core HRQOL measure yielding an 8-scale profile of functional health and well being. The SF-36 performs comparatively better than other HRQOL measures in terms of reliability, validity, lightness of respondent/administrative burden. It can be completed in 5-10 minutes and has been used with children as young as 10 years of age. Subscales - all ranges 0-100 with higher scores indicating increased quality of life Bodily Pain, 2 items General Health, 5 items Vitality, 4 items Mental Health, 5 items

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Iyengar Yoga
n=11 Participants
Iyengar Yoga: Iyengar Yoga classes twice a week for six weeks
Waitlist Control
n=15 Participants
Standard of care waitlist control group
Health Related Quality of Life - Short Form-36 (SF-36)
Bodily Pain Sub-Scale
59.1 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 19.2
59.3 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 26.4
Health Related Quality of Life - Short Form-36 (SF-36)
General Health Sub-Scale
60.1 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 21.4
47.0 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 16.7
Health Related Quality of Life - Short Form-36 (SF-36)
Vitality Sub-Scale
64.5 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 12.3
37.7 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 21.7
Health Related Quality of Life - Short Form-36 (SF-36)
Mental Health Sub-Scale
81.6 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 6.9
67.8 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 19.5

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: post intervention (within 2 weeks of completing intervention)

The PDI assess the impact of pain on ability to participate in basic life activities, including social activity, sexual behavior, self-care and life-support activity. The PDI has been used with patients as young as 15. Good internal reliability (α = .82) and validity have been reported. It takes less than 5 minutes to complete. 7 items, total measure range: 0-70, higher scores = higher interference/disability

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Iyengar Yoga
n=11 Participants
Iyengar Yoga: Iyengar Yoga classes twice a week for six weeks
Waitlist Control
n=15 Participants
Standard of care waitlist control group
Pain Disability Index (PDI)
13.5 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 14.5
15.4 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 17.3

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: post intervention (within 2 weeks of completing intervention)

Items include questions about dressing and grooming, rising, eating, walking, hygiene, reaching, grip and making activities. The HAQ is one of the most widely recognized measures of patient functioning, with acceptable reliability and validity. It has been used successfully with adolescents as young as 13 years of age Range: 0-100, lower scores indicate better health

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Iyengar Yoga
n=11 Participants
Iyengar Yoga: Iyengar Yoga classes twice a week for six weeks
Waitlist Control
n=15 Participants
Standard of care waitlist control group
Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)
31.5 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 28.5
55.9 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 31.5

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: post intervention (within 2 weeks of completing intervention)

is a combined index that measures disease activity in patients with RA and remains a more thorough, established alternative to standard medical exams. This index includes a 28 tender joint count, 28 swollen joint count, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), and general health assessment using a visual analogue scale. The ESR indirectly measures inflammation in the body and involves collecting blood samples, which will be performed by a qualified phlebotomist. The DAS score is a complicated formula based on many factors so there are no set ranges, but the published standards are as follows: "A DAS28 score of higher than 5.1 is indicative of high disease activity, whereas a DAS28 below 3.2 indicates low disease activity. A patient is considered to be in remission if they have a DAS28 lower than 2.6." Source: DAS-Score.nl. Available at http://www.das-score.nl/www.das-score.nl/index.html. Accessed February 5, 2009.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Iyengar Yoga
n=11 Participants
Iyengar Yoga: Iyengar Yoga classes twice a week for six weeks
Waitlist Control
n=15 Participants
Standard of care waitlist control group
Disease Activity Scale (DAS)28
3.3 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.2
3.3 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.6

Adverse Events

Iyengar Yoga

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Waitlist Control

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Lonnie K. Zeltzer, MD

Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Program; University of California, Los Angeles

Phone: (310) 825-0731

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place