Yoga or physio? small study tests both for MS fatigue and walking
NCT ID NCT07155642
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether an 8-week yoga program or standard physical therapy helps more with fatigue, balance, walking, and quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis. Twenty participants were split into two groups, each meeting three times a week for an hour. The goal was to see which approach might offer better symptom relief.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- yoga
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a gentle, drug-free way to ease fatigue and improve walking and balance in people with multiple sclerosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, completed study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It also compares two active treatments without a placebo group, making it hard to know if either is truly effective.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2019
- Finished
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Jun 2019
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Being between 18-65 years of age. * Voluntarily giving informed consent to participate in the study. * Having either Relapsing-Remitting MS (RRMS) or Secondary Progressive MS (SPMS) type. * An Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score of 5.5 or below. * No MS exacerbation within the last 4 weeks. * Possessing the willingness, ability, and cognitive intactness to participate in the interventions. Exclusion Criteria: * Using medication specifically for fatigue. * Presence of major sleep disorders, clinical depression, hypothyroidism, or B12 deficiency. * Severe balance problems (e.g., Central Vestibular Disorders (CVO), peripheral neuropathy, Meniere's disease, vertigo). * Having received corticosteroid treatment within the last 4 weeks. * Pregnancy. * Serious cardiovascular disease, hypertension, or orthopedic limitations. * Presence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Öziri
Ataşehir, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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