Clinical trial NCT05066880: Yoga and Aerobic Exercise in Epilepsy
Official title: Investigation of the Effects of Yoga and Aerobic Exercise Training on Physical and Mental Health in People With Epilepsy
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Epilepsy
Epilepsy; Seizure
Epilepsy Idiopathic
Keywords: epilepsy
yoga
aerobic
exercise
Lead sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-10-04
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: In recent years, there is growing interest in illustrating the health benefits of exercise among epilepsy. Although exercise is recommended for patients with epilepsy, there is uncertainty concerning the effects of yoga and aerobic exercise on multiple health outcomes in epilepsy. The aim of this trial is to examine the effects of yoga and aerobic exercise training on physical activity, health-related physical fitness, mental, emotional, and psychological health status, seizure frequency and quality of life.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with epilepsy diagnosed by a neurologist using the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) criteria,
* Having access to the internet at least three per week.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any history of neurological disorders other than epilepsy,
* Significant physical and cognitive impairments,
* Musculoskeletal comorbid conditions,
* Contraindications for an exercise intervention including diagnosed cardiovascular, pulmonary, or endocrine diseases,
* Pregnancy,
* Mental deficiency or low education level to understand the questionnaires,
* Currently participating in an exercise program,
* Volunteers who miss 3 consecutive intervention sessions, and do not participate in 10% of sessions.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Physical activity in daily life
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
measure: Seizure
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Six-Minute Walk test
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
measure: 30-second Chair Stand test
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
measure: Biodex Balance System
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
measure: Bioelectrical impedance analyzer
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
measure: Waist and hip circumference
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
measure: Trail Making test and Digit Span test
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
measure: Stroop test and Verbal Fluency
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
measure: Weschler Memory Scale-Revised Visual Reproduction subtest
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
measure: Clock Drawing test
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
measure: Oktem Verbal Memory Processes test
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
measure: Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
measure: Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
measure: 10-item Perceived Stress Scale
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
measure: Fatigue Impact Scale
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
measure: Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
measure: Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory-31
timeFrame: change from baseline to 8 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Izmir
country: Turkey
facility: Dokuz Eylul University
Study officials:
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