STABLE Pilates for Hypermobility

Conditions

• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)
• Hypermobile EDS (hEDS)
• Hypermobile Spectrum Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Pilates — BEHAVIORAL
  Pilates is a gentle mind-body exercise with an emphasis on muscular control, postural awareness, and breathing that may be particularly well-suited for managing hypermobility. Exercises are mostly floor-based and focus on developing muscular strength and stability which may improve pain and symptom management
• Education — BEHAVIORAL
  Educational seminars pertaining to hypermobility symptom management

Study Details

This study is looking at whether Pilates-based exercise can help with hypermobility-related symptoms, like pain.

Key Dates

Start date

Jul 31, 2026

Status verified

Jun 2026

Primary completion

Dec 31, 2026

Completion

Dec 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: Pilates
  6 weeks of once weekly in-person Pilates-based exercise classes
• Active Comparator: Enhanced Usual Care
  6 weeks of once weekly educational seminars pertaining to hypermobility symptom management

Primary Outcome Measure

Intervention Feasibility [ Time Frame: Enrollment to end of intervention (week 6) and follow-up (week 12) ]

Central Contacts

• Stephanie Voss, PhD
  6177329181
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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