Status:
COMPLETED
Impact of a Yoga Intervention on Pain and Multiomics in Participants With IBS
Lead Sponsor:
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Conditions:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Abdominal Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-55 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to see if a six-week yoga program delivered online/virtually via Zoom, reduces abdominal pain in people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This study also looks...
Detailed Description
Chronic abdominal pain is a hallmark feature of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)1; a prevalent2, costly disorder3 that disproportionately affects the female sex4. IBS is often comorbid with psychiatric ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Ability to read/write in English
- Access to smartphone/computer/email; Internet and camera access for online/virtual yoga sessions via Zoom
- Physical ability to engage in twice weekly yoga for 6 weeks (60 minutes each session), with physical clearance provided by current healthcare provider
- Diagnosis of IBS and IBS subtype (for cases), with documentation provided by current healthcare provider
- Self-report average, abdominal pain over past 7 days ≥ 3 (for cases: on 0-10 scale)
- Willingness to participate in all study procedures
Exclusion
- Regular yoga practice (past 3 months)
- Recent antibiotic use (past 3 months)
- Consumption of a strict vegan/vegetarian diet
- Plan to initiate prebiotic/synbiotic/probiotic use during study period
- Any medical condition (cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, musculoskeletal, immunological etc.) that would preclude engagement in the yoga intervention
- Any organic gastrointestinal condition (inflammatory bowel disease: Crohn's disease, Ulcerative Colitis, active H. pylori infection, etc.)
- Severe comorbid pain or psychiatric condition requiring recent hospitalization
- Pregnancy, or plans to become pregnant during study period
- Unwilling to participate in study procedures
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 4 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 24 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
17 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04315714
Start Date
March 4 2021
End Date
August 24 2021
Last Update
September 2 2021
Active Locations (1)
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1
University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Nursing
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201