Effect of Yoga on Mood and Quality of Life in Patients With Refractory Epilepsy

NCT ID: NCT02950636

Last Updated: 2018-04-30

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

3 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-12-31

Study Completion Date

2017-10-04

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to learn if a structured yoga program can reduce anxiety, improve depression, and improve quality of life in patients with medication resistant epilepsy (MRE).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Depression Anxiety

Keywords

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Epilepsy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Restorative Yoga

Subjects will participate in a structured restorative yoga program. Subjects will attend a 60 minute restorative yoga class twice a week for 8 weeks in a yoga studio.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Yoga

Intervention Type OTHER

Restorative Yoga

Interventions

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Yoga

Restorative Yoga

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of unilateral or bilateral temporal lobe epilepsy
* Presence 3 or more seizures per month
* No medical contraindications to yoga
* Willing and able to perform simple non strenuous yoga exercises
* Ability to get on the floor and up again without assistance
* Ambulatory
* Ability to travel to the yoga class twice a week

Exclusion Criteria

* Any yoga in the last 6 months
* Inability to perform yoga exercises
* History of epilepsy surgery within the last year
* Currently pregnant or less than 6 week postpartum
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Kansas Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Nancy Hammond, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Kansas Medical Center

Locations

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University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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UL1TR000001

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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STUDY00140045

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id