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Evaluation of Yoga for the Treatment of Pediatric Headaches

NCT00726843 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 7

Last updated 2015-04-07

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Summary

This study will examine the feasibility and acceptability of yoga for adolescents seen by a medical practitioner for their headaches. The study will also examine whether yoga decreases anxiety and improves quality of life. We hypothesize that yoga will be both acceptable and feasible with a pediatric population. We also hypothesize that yoga will decrease anxiety and improve quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

8 weeks of Iyengar Yoga

Participants will attend 8 weekly, 75 min. yoga sessions, followed by 8 weeks of follow-up (will provide headache frequency/intensity)

OTHER

8 weeks of Iyengar Yoga

Participants will provide headache frequency/intensity for 8 weeks, followed by 8 weekly, 75 min. yoga sessions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation, Wisconsin

    collaborator OTHER

  • Santosh Yoga LLC

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Keri R Hainsworth, Ph.D. · Medical College of Wisconsin

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-07-31
Primary Completion
2008-12-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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