Yoga and Aerobic Exercise in Epilepsy

Dokuz Eylül University (DEU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Epilepsy; Epilepsy; Seizure; Epilepsy Idiopathic

Treatments: Other: Exercise training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05066880

5258-GOA

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Yoga

Experimental group

Description:

Participants allocated to the yoga group will receive the yoga-based intervention through an internet-based video conference remotely in real-time. Each class will accommodate a maximum of 5 subjects. A qualified physiotherapist who was a certificated yoga instructor will teach in these classrooms. The 8-week exercise intervention consists of three times per week sessions of yoga.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise training

Aerobic exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Participants of the aerobic exercise group will be requested to perform unsupervised aerobic training in the home environment (e.g., at home, park, backyard, or in the local gym). The 8-week exercise intervention consists of three times per week sessions of aerobic exercise. Training will consist of a 10-min warm-up period, aerobic activity, and 5-min cool-down period.

Treatment:

Other: Exercise training

Wait-list

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in the wait-list group will be advised to continue their habitual physical activity next to usual medical care. A yoga or aerobic exercise program of 8 weeks will be offered after the ending of the study period.