Effect of Yoga on Pelvic Pain and Quality of Life in Endometriosis

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Status: Completed

Conditions: Endometriosis

Treatments: Other: yoga group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07202741

IstanbulUC-HEM-GÇ-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Women may experience loss of work/education and disruption in family relationships due to endometriosis-related symptoms. While surgical and medical treatments provide effective results in the management of endometriosis-related pain, the rate of recurrence is high. There is a need for nurse-led studies to identify supportive practices and interventions that can improve the quality of life and comfort of women with endometriosis, as well as to assess the effectiveness of these interventions. Nurses, with their holistic and patient-centered approach, play a crucial role. Therapeutic communication between nurses and patients during the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of endometriosis will contribute to disease management.

While there are limited studies worldwide examining the effects of yoga on pain and quality of life in women with endometriosis, no studies have been found in our country on the effectiveness of yoga on endometriosis. Therefore, this study was designed to contribute to the literature and evaluate the effects of yoga on pelvic pain and quality of life in women with endometriosis.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women over the age of 18 diagnosed with endometriosis
• Experiencing pelvic pain for at least 6 months (VAS score ≥4)
• Not pregnant
• Have not practiced yoga before
• Able to participate with internet access
• No communication barriers
• No health problems that would prevent practicing yoga
• No psychiatric health problems

Exclusion criteria

• Becoming pregnant during the study
• Developing a health problem that prevents yoga
• Failing to participate in at least two of the 8-week yoga program

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

yoga group

Experimental group

Description:

At the patient's first meeting, they were given an educational brochure and booklet about endometriosis and yoga. The researcher, who received an RYS-200 Yoga Instructor Certificate from the Turkish Yoga Federation, prepared a yoga video for endometriosis patients with a yoga instructor and shared it on Google Drive. The women practiced yoga according to the designated days and times. Yoga practiced three times a week for a total of eight weeks. Until the end of the 8th week, online yoga practices continued via Skype with the researcher twice a week and yoga practices that the participants would practice themselves once a week. Participants were encouraged to continue their yoga practice at least twice a week for the next four weeks with weekly motivational and follow-up messages. At the end of the 12 weeks, participants were contacted by phone to assess their yoga practice attendance and satisfaction, and they were asked to complete forms.

Treatment:

Other: yoga group

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

During the initial patient encounter, the researcher provided information about endometriosis, its symptoms, diagnosis, pain management methods, and ways to adopt a healthy lifestyle, all in a 20-minute session using a brochure and educational booklet. Participants were provided with a printed version of the educational booklet and brochure for later use. No intervention was administered for 8 weeks, and routine follow-up was conducted. At the end of weeks 4, 8, and 12, the Endometriosis Pain Monitoring Form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), McGill Pain Scale Short Form, Endometriosis Health Profile Questionnaire (EHP-5), and Psychological Well-Being Scale were completed via telephone.