Actively Recruiting
Effects of Yoga Therapy in Rehabilitation Compared to Physiotherapy in Moderate Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSPA)
Led by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Updated on 2025-10-01
72
Participants Needed
5
Research Sites
208 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
A few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of yoga therapy in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSPA). On the other hand, studies conducted in other chronic rheumatisms such as low back pain, rheumatoid arthritis or other conditions such as cancer have shown that yogatherapy can have a effective action on the physical and psychological level. Yogatherapy is a non-drug "body-mind" approach that would be likely to improve the physical symptoms (pain, stiffness, in particular spinal and pelvic), internal organs (colitis) and psychological symptoms as well as the perception of fatigue of people with axSPA. A 2021 study showed the feasibility and acceptability of regular yogatherapy practice in patients with axSPA. It is therefore necessary to conduct randomized controlled studies to assess the effectiveness of this management strategy.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effects of Yoga Therapy in Rehabilitation Compared to Physiotherapy in Moderate Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSPA)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- French-speaking patient aged 18 and over
- Diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis (axSPA) by a rheumatologist according to Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society criteria
- Moderate to active axSPA with a BASDAI score greater than 3
- Stable disease with no new drug treatments planned for axSPA in the next 6 months (except analgesics)
- No disabling stress urinary incontinence
- Able to attend study sessions based on location or organization
- Provided informed consent for participation
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Recent childbirth within the last six months
- Currently practicing yoga or practiced yoga in the last six months
- Abdominal or spinal surgery in the last six months
- Motor neurological deficit
- Sphincter deficit
- Any other physical condition preventing physiotherapy or yoga as judged by the clinician
- Depressive syndrome needing specific treatment
- Not affiliated with a social security or social protection scheme
- Under legal protection or deprived of liberty
- Participating in or excluded from other interventional research or clinical trials on medical products/devices; participation in non-interventional research allowed
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 5 locations
1
Hôpital Avicenne
Bobigny, France, 93000
Actively Recruiting
2
Hôpital Henri Mondor
Créteil, France, 94000
Active, Not Recruiting
3
Hôpital Henri Mondor
Créteil, France, 94010
Actively Recruiting
4
Hôpital Pitié Salpetrière
Paris, France, 75013
Active, Not Recruiting
5
Hôpital Cochin
Paris, France, 75014
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
P
Petra PAREJO MARGALLO
CONTACT
C
Charlotte PAUWELS
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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