Yoga Therapy for Adolescents With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

NCT03286933 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: CHLA-17-00037
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 10
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Adolescent Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis; Yoga Therapy

Keywords

yoga therapy; JIA; quality of life; pain management

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Peds QL-Arthritis Module 4.0

  Measures perceived quality of life for adolescents with arthritis

  8 weeks

• Visual Analog Pain Scale

  Visual marker of perceived pain

  8 weeks

• Visual Assessment

  Physician visual assessment

  8 weeks

• Joint Damage Assessment (JADI)

  assessment of joints

  8 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Yoga therapy intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will participate in weekly yoga therapy sessions and have the opportunity to use the home video online.

Behavioral: yoga

Interventions

yoga BEHAVIORAL

75 minute weekly group yoga classes for 8 weeks. Home program online.

Yoga therapy intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Children's Hospital Los Angeles: lead

Study Sites (1)

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Agnosia

Interventions

Yoga

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Perceptual Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Spiritual Therapies; Exercise Movement Techniques; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Adina Schwartz, MA, OTR/L, Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 14, 2017
• First Posted: September 19, 2017
• Study Start: May 6, 2017
• Primary Completion: June 26, 2017
• Study Completion: June 26, 2017
• Last Updated: September 19, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)