A Trial of Yoga in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Colitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Gastrointestinal, Crohns Disease |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Gastroenterology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 10 - 17 |
| Updated: | 1/20/2019 |
| Start Date: | December 13, 2017 |
| End Date: | November 1, 2020 |
| Contact: | Alycia Leiby, MD |
| Email: | alycia.leiby@atlantichealth.org |
| Phone: | 973-971-5676 |
A Controlled Trial of Yoga in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
IBD adds additional stressors as a chronic disease that has unpredictable and sometimes
embarrassing symptoms to the normal challenges that teenagers face. Stress and how stressful
events are perceived, may contribute to worsening of disease. Complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM), are used often by pediatric IBD patients and maybe beneficial in decreasing
stress and improving quality of life. Yoga could be a well suited paring with standard
medical therapy to decrease and provide a better sense of control and improve quality of
life.
embarrassing symptoms to the normal challenges that teenagers face. Stress and how stressful
events are perceived, may contribute to worsening of disease. Complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM), are used often by pediatric IBD patients and maybe beneficial in decreasing
stress and improving quality of life. Yoga could be a well suited paring with standard
medical therapy to decrease and provide a better sense of control and improve quality of
life.
Approximately 25% of Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is diagnosed in the pediatric age
group, with the peak age of onset in the adolescent years. IBD adds additional stressors of a
chronic disease with unpredictable and potentially embarrassing symptoms to the expected
challenges of psychological and social adjustment that teenagers face. Various techniques,
such as psychotherapy programs and IBD overnight camp experiences, have been studied to
decrease psychological distress and improve quality of life. Stress, and particularly how
stressful events are perceived, may play a role in triggering IBD flares. Complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM), especially mind-body techniques are used often by pediatric IBD
patients and may be beneficial in decreasing stress and improving quality of life (QOL). Yoga
may be well suited as an adjunct to conventional IBD therapy to decrease stress, provide a
greater sense of bodily control and improve QOL.
The primary goal of this project is to determine if a structured Yoga program, in addition to
standard medical therapy, improves HRQOL in pediatric patients diagnosed with inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD). Investigators will also examine if the yoga program improves self
efficacy, which is a person's belief about their ability to influence events that affect
their lives. Disease response and remission rates will be followed as well, in order to
stratify HRQOL outcomes in the yoga group.
Patients will each serve as their own control and complete questionnaires at enrollment and
at the start and end of the 12 week group yoga class sessions. They will also complete the
questionnaires three months after finishing the class sessions. .The program will consist of
a live group class session over 12 weeks. Baseline and follow-up questionnaires will be used
to determine there are changes in QOL, self-efficacy, and disease response.
group, with the peak age of onset in the adolescent years. IBD adds additional stressors of a
chronic disease with unpredictable and potentially embarrassing symptoms to the expected
challenges of psychological and social adjustment that teenagers face. Various techniques,
such as psychotherapy programs and IBD overnight camp experiences, have been studied to
decrease psychological distress and improve quality of life. Stress, and particularly how
stressful events are perceived, may play a role in triggering IBD flares. Complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM), especially mind-body techniques are used often by pediatric IBD
patients and may be beneficial in decreasing stress and improving quality of life (QOL). Yoga
may be well suited as an adjunct to conventional IBD therapy to decrease stress, provide a
greater sense of bodily control and improve QOL.
The primary goal of this project is to determine if a structured Yoga program, in addition to
standard medical therapy, improves HRQOL in pediatric patients diagnosed with inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD). Investigators will also examine if the yoga program improves self
efficacy, which is a person's belief about their ability to influence events that affect
their lives. Disease response and remission rates will be followed as well, in order to
stratify HRQOL outcomes in the yoga group.
Patients will each serve as their own control and complete questionnaires at enrollment and
at the start and end of the 12 week group yoga class sessions. They will also complete the
questionnaires three months after finishing the class sessions. .The program will consist of
a live group class session over 12 weeks. Baseline and follow-up questionnaires will be used
to determine there are changes in QOL, self-efficacy, and disease response.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Both males and females patients with IBD
- Ages 10-17 years
- Not currently practicing specific mind-body techniques (yoga, pranayama - deep
breathing, biofeedback, hypnosis, guide imagery)
- Diagnosis of IBD
Exclusion Criteria:
- Other chronic systemic disease ex. Rheumatoid arthritis, Cystic fibrosis, Celiac or
chronic neurologic conditions
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146
Phone: 267-426-8413
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Morristown, New Jersey 07962
Phone: 973-971-5676
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