An interventional study of Yoga in Depression and Anxiety, sponsored by University of Kansas Medical Center. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-04-30.
Sponsored by University of Kansas Medical Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
The purpose of this study is to learn if a structured yoga program can reduce anxiety, improve depression, and improve quality of life in patients with medication resistant epilepsy (MRE).
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Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects will participate in a structured restorative yoga program. Subjects will attend a 60 minute restorative yoga class twice a week for 8 weeks in a yoga studio.
Other: Yoga
Restorative Yoga
Change in Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E)
The NDDI-E is a 6 item questionnaire. Scores for each question range from 1 (never) to 4 (all the time). There is a maximum score of 24. The higher the score the more severe the depression.
Time frame: Change from Week 4 to Week 12
Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale
The GAD-7 is a 7 item questionnaire. Scores for each question range from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day). There is a maximum score of 21. The higher the score the more severe the anxiety. A score over 15 represents severe anxiety. A score under 10 may indicate GAD and would prompt further examination.
Time frame: Change from Week 4 to Week 12
Change in Quality of Life in Epilepsy-Patient-Weighted (QOLIE-31-p)
The QOLIE-31-p is a 38 item questionnaire. Scores range from 0-100. Higher scores relate to higher distress.
Time frame: Change from Baseline to Week 12
Frequency of seizures
Count of seizures in study subjects
Time frame: Week 12
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