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Yoga in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

NCT07155642 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2025-09-04

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Summary

Objective

The objective of this study will be to compare the effects of an eight-week Yin-based yoga program and conventional physiotherapy on fatigue, balance, gait, and quality of life in individuals with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Methods

Twenty patients with MS will be randomly assigned to either a yoga group (n = 10) or a physiotherapy group (n = 10). Both groups will participate in supervised sessions lasting 60 minutes per day, three days per week, over an eight-week period.

The yoga intervention will be Yin-based, incorporating centering, yoga postures, breathing exercises, and relaxation.

The physiotherapy program will consist of aerobic training, strengthening and spinal stabilization exercises, balance and coordination activities, and stretching.

Outcome measures will include the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) for fatigue, the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) for balance, the 12-item Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale (MSWS-12) for gait, and the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Questionnaire (MSQOL-54) for physical and mental health-related quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

yoga

Participants in the yoga group received a total of 8 weeks of intervention, conducted 3 days a week, for 60 minutes per day. The program components were: • 8 minutes of meditation practice. • 40 minutes of Yin and Yang yoga postures. (It's highly recommended to briefly explain what "Yin and Yang yoga postures" specifically entail in the full paper's methodology section, e.g., "Yin yoga focuses on holding passive poses for longer durations to target deep connective tissues, while Yang yoga incorporates more active, flowing sequences to build strength and flexibility.") • 2 minutes of breathing exercises (pranayama). • 10 minutes of deep relaxation (savasana).

OTHER

conventional physiotheraphy

Participants in the conventional physiotherapy group also underwent an 8-week program, 3 days a week, for 60 minutes per day. This program included: * Aerobic exercises. * Stretching exercises. * Strengthening exercises. * Spinal stabilization exercises. * Balance exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul Rumeli University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-03-04
Primary Completion
2019-04-20
Completion
2019-06-07

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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