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Evaluation of Yoga for the Treatment of Pediatric Headaches

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00726843
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Enrollment proceeded too slowly to conduct study as RCT.)
First Posted : August 1, 2008
Last Update Posted : April 7, 2015
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation, Wisconsin
Santosh Yoga LLC
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Keri Hainsworth, Medical College of Wisconsin

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This study will examine the feasibility and acceptability of yoga for adolescents seen by a medical practitioner for their headaches. The study will also examine whether yoga decreases anxiety and improves quality of life. We hypothesize that yoga will be both acceptable and feasible with a pediatric population. We also hypothesize that yoga will decrease anxiety and improve quality of life.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Headache Other: 8 weeks of Iyengar Yoga Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 7 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Evaluation of Yoga for the Treatment of Pediatric Headaches
Study Start Date : July 2008
Actual Primary Completion Date : December 2008
Actual Study Completion Date : December 2009

Resource links provided by the National Library of Medicine

MedlinePlus related topics: Headache

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: 1
8 weeks of Yoga, followed by 8 weeks of follow-up
 Other: 8 weeks of Iyengar Yoga
Participants will attend 8 weekly, 75 min. yoga sessions, followed by 8 weeks of follow-up (will provide headache frequency/intensity)
Active Comparator: 2
8 weeks of follow-up, followed by 8 weeks of yoga
 Other: 8 weeks of Iyengar Yoga
Participants will provide headache frequency/intensity for 8 weeks, followed by 8 weekly, 75 min. yoga sessions


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Headache Pain [ Time Frame: Pre; Post; Weekly ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Yoga Attendance [ Time Frame: weekly ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   13 Years to 17 Years   (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 13-17 years
  • patient seen in the headache clinic at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Exclusion Criteria:

  • neck, spinal, or back injuries
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Locations
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United States, Wisconsin
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
Sponsors and Collaborators
Medical College of Wisconsin
Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation, Wisconsin
Santosh Yoga LLC
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Keri R Hainsworth, Ph.D. Medical College of Wisconsin
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Responsible Party: Keri Hainsworth, Associate Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00726843    
Other Study ID Numbers: 85067-3
First Posted: August 1, 2008    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: April 7, 2015
Last Verified: April 2015
Keywords provided by Keri Hainsworth, Medical College of Wisconsin:
Headache
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Pediatric
Yoga
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Headache
Pain
Neurologic Manifestations