The Impact of Yoga on Endometriosis-Related Pain
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Yoga.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Endometriosis. Basic parameters: 18 years — 45 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The central hypothesis of the investigators is that the practice of yoga will result in an improvement of endometriosis related pain symptoms for women with endometriosis.
Detailed description
Yoga has been demonstrated to improve menstrual pain associated with primary dysmenorrhea through use of physical exercises, mental meditation, and breathing techniques. Still, there has been limited studies assessing potential benefits of yoga on pain symptoms of endometriosis. It is important to further assess yoga as a complementary therapy for women with endometriosis.
Interventions
- Behavioral Yoga
Participants will engage in a 12-week virtual yoga course to assess impact on endometriosis-related pain
Primary outcome measures
- Change in Endometriosis Health Profile-30 Pain Score [Time frame: Baseline to completion at 12-weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Change in Visual Analog Scale scores [Time frame: Baseline to completion at 12-weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Reproductive aged women 18-45
- Self-reported prior surgery with pathology confirming a diagnosis of endometriosis
- No current use of yoga
- Baseline moderate pain, score greater than or equal to 5 on VAS scoring
- Access to internet with wifi capability for zoom platform and completion of weekly surveys
- Access to items required for yoga session participation (2 blankets or towels, firm pillow, stable chair, wall space, comfortable clothing, water)
- Ability to commit to duration of 12-week yoga course
Exclusion criteria
- Pregnant patients
- Established yoga participation or moderate exercise regimen
- Physical trauma or disability
- Planned surgery or hormonal medication change during study
- Non-English speaking patients
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Penn State Health — Hershey
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06559852 · STUDY00025723