NCT05979688

Yogic Breathing Exercise for People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 13 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to understand how well a 6-week virtual yogic breathing exercise program (YBEP) will improve breathing, speech, and emotional well-being in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Detailed description

The study will employ a RCT to test the two hypotheses. The study will incorporate a 2 x 2 two-way factorial design with repeated measures at three time points. The two between-subject factor conditions will be participation in a yogic breathing exercise program (YBEP) versus a waitlist control condition that will be evaluated at baseline, and immediately post-program. Thirty adults with ALS will be recruited for this study. Hypothesis #1: Adults with ALS who participate in a YBEP will demonstrate improvement in breathing, and emotional well-being compared to waitlist controls at the conclusion of a 6-week YBEP.

Conditions

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
• Myasthenia Gravis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	yogic breathing exercise	A typical session will begin with the yoga instructor demonstrating a breathing exercise technique. The participants will learn and practice each technique.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-11-01
• Primary completion: 2024-10-31
• Completion: 2024-11-01
• First posted: 2023-08-07
• Last updated: 2025-08-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States