NCT05247372

The Effect of Iyengar Yoga Practice on Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 5 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Motol · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this work is to find out what effect the practice of Iyengar yoga has on patients with multiple sclerosis on the EDSS 5 and more, specifically in the field of mobility, self-sufficiency and anxiety.

Conditions

• Multiple Sclerosis, Iyenagar Yoga, Yoga, EDSS

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	The effect of Iyengar yoga practice on patients with multiple sclerosis	The study will be conducted as a longitudinal follow-up - at first patients will fbe examined 2 months before the start of the exercise, than they will be examined at the beginning and end of the exercise, which they will attend for 3 months. Patients will be re-examined 2 months after the end of the exercise to clarify the continuing effect of the exercise. The examination will include a basic kinesiological analysis and a neurological examination,TUG test, 6MWT along with the Borg Subjective Weight Rating Scale and T25FWT, BBS, NHPT and stable sitting time in wheelchairs. To evaluate the development of the chest, the respiratory amplitude will be examined and the position of the spine in statics and dynamics will be evaluated using a spinal mouse. Quality of life will be assessed through the MFIS, MSIS-29, MSQOL 54 questionares and Beck's anxiety inventory.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-06-25
• Primary completion: 2022-06-30
• Completion: 2022-06-30
• First posted: 2022-02-18
• Last updated: 2024-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Czechia