NCT04491396Completed
Yoga Adjunct for Scleroderma
Assessing a Gentle Yoga Combined With Yoga Breathing (GYYB) Adjunct Intervention for Scleroderma Self-Management
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This is a pilot research study to determine the feasibility of gentle yoga and breathing exercises for symptom management in patients with scleroderma. Participants will have a first study visit that includes completing demographic and quality-of-life surveys, learning the gentle yoga and breathing exercises, and providing two saliva samples before and after doing the exercises. After this visit, participants will do the gentle yoga and breathing exercises twice daily at home (morning and evening) by following a video hyperlink. Participants will make an entry in their Yoga Practice Diaries each time they practice at home. On the 12th Week, participants will return to MUSC for a final study visit that includes doing the gentle yoga and breathing exercises, providing saliva samples, and completing a satisfaction survey. There will be a total of 2 clinic visits (on Weeks 1 and 12). The study coordinator will telephone participants weekly during the 10 weeks that they do the gentle yoga and breathing exercises at home to answer questions and help solve any problems. Each visit will take about 2 hours for this research study, in addition to any routine clinical examinations. Each home yoga and breathing practice will take 1 hour. The total study duration is 12 Weeks (3 months). Participants will receive compensation for their travel in the form of prepaid Visa gift cards.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 30 (actual)
- First submitted
- 23 Jul 2020
- Start date
- 8 Jan 2020
- Primary completion date
- 1 Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
- Diseases
- Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
- NCT number
- NCT04491396
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 30
- From 8 Jan 2020 to the primary completion date, 1 Dec 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Diagnosed with psychiatric or cognitive disorder that precludes provision of written informed consent
Other
- Physical limitations making Yoga techniques detrimental
- Enrolled in any other Yoga related clinical trials
- Currently engaged in regular Yoga activity (once per week or more).
Who the study is looking for
- Men and women fulfilling the 2013 ACR/EULAR Classification for Systemic Sclerosis
- Self-identified race/ethnicity as AA or NHW
- Undergoing treatment from any healthcare provider
- 18 years of age or older
- Ability to perform the study exercises involving gentle movements sitting on a chair and regulated breathing
- Access to a working telephone
- Access to watch a video from a DVD or from a website or Youtube
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical University of South Carolina Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Charleston | United States | Unknown status |
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