The Effect of Yoga on Sleep and Quality of Life in Epilepsy Patients

NCT ID: NCT04828876

Last Updated: 2021-06-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-06-30

Study Completion Date

2021-08-30

Brief Summary

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Determining the sleep quality and quality of life of epilepsy patients and offering solutions can be effective in their success both in their professional and social lives.

Therefore, in this study, it was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of yoga therapy on sleep quality and quality of life in epilepsy patients.

Detailed Description

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Yoga is an ancient Hindu practice with documented therapeutic effect in western countries and means perfect control of the body, emotions and mind. It consists of breathing exercises, asanas (posture), relaxation and meditation exercises. Through breathing exercises, various postures, and meditation in yoga, the connection between mind and body is established and a balanced health is assisted.

Conditions

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Epilepsy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

This study is an experimental study with pre-test and post-test control groups.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
Yoga and control group

Study Groups

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Yoga practice

The yoga practice will be held 2 days a week for 6 weeks, a total of 12 sessions. Each session is set as one hour

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Yoga practice

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Yoga basically consists of breathing techniques, asanas (postures) and relaxation phases.

Practiced Yoga Stages; 10 min. standing breathing exercise, 10 min. breathing exercise with seated asana, 10 min. lying down breathing exercise with asana, 20 min. sitting breathing exercise, 10 min. The session will be completed in 60 minutes, including deep relaxation stages by lying down. At the end of each session, patients' feedback about yoga practice will be received.

Control group

Routine maintenance will be applied

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Yoga practice

Yoga basically consists of breathing techniques, asanas (postures) and relaxation phases.

Practiced Yoga Stages; 10 min. standing breathing exercise, 10 min. breathing exercise with seated asana, 10 min. lying down breathing exercise with asana, 20 min. sitting breathing exercise, 10 min. The session will be completed in 60 minutes, including deep relaxation stages by lying down. At the end of each session, patients' feedback about yoga practice will be received.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Having been diagnosed with epilepsy for at least six months,
* Does not have any disease that causes insomnia and does not use sleeping pills
* Have not participated in a similar regular exercise program in the last 6 months,
* Seizures are under control,
* Do not have a physical illness or cognitive deficiency and a psychiatric disease that prevents understanding of the education given

Exclusion Criteria

* Epilepsy patients who do not agree to participate in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Zülfünaz ÖZER

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Zülfünaz ÖZER

PhD., Assistant Prof

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Zülfünaz ÖZER, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Central Contacts

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Zülfünaz ÖZER, Phd

Role: CONTACT

+905379537007

References

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Ozer Z, Bahcecioglu Turan G, Aksoy M. The effects of yoga on dyspnea, sleep and fatigue in chronic respiratory diseases. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2021 May;43:101306. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101306. Epub 2021 Jan 19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33545575 (View on PubMed)

Amaravathi E, Ramarao NH, Raghuram N, Pradhan B. Yoga-Based Postoperative Cardiac Rehabilitation Program for Improving Quality of Life and Stress Levels: Fifth-Year Follow-up through a Randomized Controlled Trial. Int J Yoga. 2018 Jan-Apr;11(1):44-52. doi: 10.4103/ijoy.IJOY_57_16.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 29343930 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2020

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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