Yoga Therapy for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

September 15, 2017 updated by: Adina, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

The purpose of the study is to better understand the effects of a yoga program on adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The investigators want to learn whether or not a yoga therapy based program will decrease pain and improve quality of life in patients with JIA.

This is an 8-week program with home program of online videos.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is an 8-week program consisting of weekly yoga therapy classes in a public studio. The classes are led by a pediatric occupational therapist who is also a certified internationally accredited yoga therapist (C-IAYT). The initial and final sessions will include an Rheumatologist MD evaluation including a physician global assessment and joint damage assessment (JADI) and visual assessment (VAS). A Visual Analog Pain Scale will and Peds Quality of Life Questionnaire-Arthritis Module 4.0 will be administered. Each yoga class is 75 minutes to include a set-sequence of postures including breathing exercises and final corpse pose (final relaxation).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

10

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
        • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adolescents with formal diagnosis of JIA, speak and understand English, can get on/off floor independently.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Dependent on assistive device for ambulation; does not understand English, does not have a diagnosis of JIA.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Yoga therapy intervention
Participants will participate in weekly yoga therapy sessions and have the opportunity to use the home video online.
75 minute weekly group yoga classes for 8 weeks. Home program online.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Peds QL-Arthritis Module 4.0
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Measures perceived quality of life for adolescents with arthritis
8 weeks
Visual Analog Pain Scale
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Visual marker of perceived pain
8 weeks
Visual Assessment
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Physician visual assessment
8 weeks
Joint Damage Assessment (JADI)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
assessment of joints
8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 6, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 26, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

June 26, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 14, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 15, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

September 19, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 19, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 15, 2017

Last Verified

September 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CHLA-17-00037

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Participants will be coded and all data will be connected to their code. No names will be used after recruitment.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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