Effect of Yoga on Pelvic Pain and Quality of Life in Endometriosis

NCT ID: NCT07202741

Last Updated: 2025-10-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-01-30
• Study Completion Date: 2025-07-03

Brief Summary

Women may experience loss of work/education and disruption in family relationships due to endometriosis-related symptoms. While surgical and medical treatments provide effective results in the management of endometriosis-related pain, the rate of recurrence is high. There is a need for nurse-led studies to identify supportive practices and interventions that can improve the quality of life and comfort of women with endometriosis, as well as to assess the effectiveness of these interventions. Nurses, with their holistic and patient-centered approach, play a crucial role. Therapeutic communication between nurses and patients during the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of endometriosis will contribute to disease management.

While there are limited studies worldwide examining the effects of yoga on pain and quality of life in women with endometriosis, no studies have been found in our country on the effectiveness of yoga on endometriosis. Therefore, this study was designed to contribute to the literature and evaluate the effects of yoga on pelvic pain and quality of life in women with endometriosis.

Conditions

Endometriosis

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

yoga group

At the patient's first meeting, they were given an educational brochure and booklet about endometriosis and yoga. The researcher, who received an RYS-200 Yoga Instructor Certificate from the Turkish Yoga Federation, prepared a yoga video for endometriosis patients with a yoga instructor and shared it on Google Drive. The women practiced yoga according to the designated days and times. Yoga practiced three times a week for a total of eight weeks.

Until the end of the 8th week, online yoga practices continued via Skype with the researcher twice a week and yoga practices that the participants would practice themselves once a week.

Participants were encouraged to continue their yoga practice at least twice a week for the next four weeks with weekly motivational and follow-up messages. At the end of the 12 weeks, participants were contacted by phone to assess their yoga practice attendance and satisfaction, and they were asked to complete forms.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

yoga group

Intervention Type: OTHER

A total of 50 minutes of hatha yoga practice was performed three times a week for 12 weeks.

• In the first week, two days of face-to-face yoga practice with the researcher.
• During the eighth week, online yoga practices were held twice a week via Skype with the researcher and one yoga practice per week (a list was made for the group the researcher would create via WhatsApp).

The participants were supported with weekly motivation and follow-up information to continue practicing yoga at least twice a week for the next four weeks. All yoga sessions included a 10-minute warm-up and breathing session, 50 minutes of hatha yoga, 15 minutes of relaxation and separation, and 5 minutes of feedback. At the end of the session, the participants received support regarding correct yoga asanas, motivation, and consistency.

control group

During the initial patient encounter, the researcher provided information about endometriosis, its symptoms, diagnosis, pain management methods, and ways to adopt a healthy lifestyle, all in a 20-minute session using a brochure and educational booklet. Participants were provided with a printed version of the educational booklet and brochure for later use.

No intervention was administered for 8 weeks, and routine follow-up was conducted.

At the end of weeks 4, 8, and 12, the Endometriosis Pain Monitoring Form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), McGill Pain Scale Short Form, Endometriosis Health Profile Questionnaire (EHP-5), and Psychological Well-Being Scale were completed via telephone.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

yoga group

A total of 50 minutes of hatha yoga practice was performed three times a week for 12 weeks.

• In the first week, two days of face-to-face yoga practice with the researcher.
• During the eighth week, online yoga practices were held twice a week via Skype with the researcher and one yoga practice per week (a list was made for the group the researcher would create via WhatsApp).

The participants were supported with weekly motivation and follow-up information to continue practicing yoga at least twice a week for the next four weeks. All yoga sessions included a 10-minute warm-up and breathing session, 50 minutes of hatha yoga, 15 minutes of relaxation and separation, and 5 minutes of feedback. At the end of the session, the participants received support regarding correct yoga asanas, motivation, and consistency.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

yoga

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Women over the age of 18 diagnosed with endometriosis
• Experiencing pelvic pain for at least 6 months (VAS score ≥4)
• Not pregnant
• Have not practiced yoga before
• Able to participate with internet access
• No communication barriers
• No health problems that would prevent practicing yoga
• No psychiatric health problems

Exclusion Criteria

• Becoming pregnant during the study
• Developing a health problem that prevents yoga
• Failing to participate in at least two of the 8-week yoga program

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 55 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Gizem Cevik

PhD student

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

İlkay GÜNGÖR SATILMIŞ, Professor Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Department of Nursing, Department of Women's Health and Disease Nursing

Locations

Istanbul University Cerrahpasa

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

IstanbulUC-HEM-GÇ-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id