The Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online Yoga Program for People With Functional Neurological Disorders

NCT07077603 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 24NS004
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This is a feasibility study to see if it is acceptable and helpful for people living with a functional neurological disorder to receive online group yoga sessions to improve their wellbeing

Conditions

Functional Neurological Disorder; Dissociative Seizures; Psychogenic Seizure; Non-Epileptic Seizure

Keywords

dissociative seizure; functional neurological disorder; psychogenic seizure; yoga

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The number of participants who fully complete their twice weekly, 12 week online yoga intervention.

  The number of participants who fully complete their twice weekly, 12 week online yoga intervention will be recorded as an indicator of whether the intervention was acceptable to receive and feasible to deliver and receive.

  This data will be recorded at the end of each participants 12 week planned intervention duration.

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Improvements in participants' self-reported health and well-being measured by the Brief Illness Perceptions Questionnaire.

  At baseline before the intervention begins, and between 1 and 14 days following the completion of the intervention.

• Improvements in participants' self-reported self-management measured by the Self-Management Assessment Scale.

  At baseline before the intervention begins, and between 1 and 14 days following the completion of the intervention.

• Improvements in participants' self-reported mental wellbeing measured by the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale.

  At baseline before the intervention begins, and between 1 and 14 days following the completion of the intervention.

• Improvements in participants' self-reported mental health measured by The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9).

  At baseline before the intervention begins, and between 1 and 14 days following the completion of the intervention.

• Improvements in participants' self-reported levels of physical pain measured by the British Pain Society Pain Rating Scale.

  At baseline before the intervention begins, and between 1 and 14 days following the completion of the intervention.

Study Arms (1)

Patients living with a functional neurological disorder

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients living with a functional neurological disorder receiving a 12 week, twice weekly, small group, online yoga sessions

Other: A12 week, twice weekly, small group, online yoga program

Interventions

A12 week, twice weekly, small group, online yoga program OTHER

A 12 week, twice weekly, small group, online yoga program

Patients living with a functional neurological disorder

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Participants able to give informed consent.
• Aged 18 years and over.
• Participants with a confirmed clinical diagnosis of functional neurological disorder with dissociative seizures.
• Access to WiFi and an electronic device on which to view and participate in the yoga programme.

You may not qualify if:

• Participants with severe fatigue that would prevent engagement for the duration of the intervention (assessed by clinical neurology team member).
• Participants who regularly practice yoga i.e., participants who practice each week.
• People with a confirmed concurrent diagnosis of epilepsy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Conversion Disorder; Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures; Seizures

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Somatoform Disorders; Mental Disorders; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Central Study Contacts

Kathryn E Jack, PhD

CONTACT

+44 7976 243189; kathryn.jack@nhs.net

Sumeet Singal, consultant

CONTACT

s.singhal@nhs.net

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 15, 2025
• First Posted: July 22, 2025
• Study Start: August 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2026
• Last Updated: July 22, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share