Randomized-controlled Trial of Yoga for Ulcerative Colitis
NCT ID: NCT02043600
Last Updated: 2015-09-23
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
77 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-02-28
2015-08-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Yoga
Yoga
12-week Hatha Yoga intervention 90 minutes once a week
Self-care
Self-care
Self-care books are provided for self-directed use
Interventions
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Yoga
12-week Hatha Yoga intervention 90 minutes once a week
Self-care
Self-care books are provided for self-directed use
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Disease duration at least 12 months
* Clinical remission for at least 4 weeks and less than 12 months
* CAI \< 5
* IBDQ \< 170
* Physical and mental ability to perform yoga
* No regular practice of yoga or Pilates in the previous 12 months
Exclusion Criteria
* Complete resection of the colon
* Acute, infectious or chronic active ulcerative colitis
* Severe disease precluding yoga practice
* Malignancy with a disease-free survival \< 5 years except curatively treated basalioma of the skin
* Alcohol or drug abuse
* Dementia
* Pregnancy
18 Years
70 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Deutsche Morbus Crohn / Colitis ulcerosa Vereinigung DCCV
UNKNOWN
Universität Duisburg-Essen
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Holger Cramer
Postdoctoral Researcher
Principal Investigators
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Holger Cramer, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
Jost Langhorst, MD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
Locations
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Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen
Essen, , Germany
Countries
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References
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Tiles-Sar N, Neuser J, de Sordi D, Baltes A, Preiss JC, Moser G, Timmer A. Psychological interventions for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Apr 17;4(4):CD006913. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006913.pub3.
Koch AK, Schols M, Langhorst J, Dobos G, Cramer H. Perceived stress mediates the effect of yoga on quality of life and disease activity in ulcerative colitis. Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. J Psychosom Res. 2020 Mar;130:109917. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109917. Epub 2019 Dec 31.
Cramer H, Schafer M, Schols M, Kocke J, Elsenbruch S, Lauche R, Engler H, Dobos G, Langhorst J. Randomised clinical trial: yoga vs written self-care advice for ulcerative colitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2017 Jun;45(11):1379-1389. doi: 10.1111/apt.14062. Epub 2017 Apr 5.
Other Identifiers
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13-5560-BO
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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