Online Yoga vs Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Treating Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Yoga, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study will compare online yoga with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), an established treatment for chronic pain. We will compare the efficacy of the two treatments for reducing chronic musculoskeletal pain in veterans.
Detailed description
This study will test if online yoga is not inferior than ACT for treating chronic pain in veterans. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either online yoga instruction or ACT, once a week for 12 weeks in an online group class. They will complete self-report questionnaires about their experience of chronic pain. There will be a 6-month follow up period, during which the research team will check in with the participant to record any adverse events and maintain study contact.
Interventions
- Behavioral Yoga
A 12-week online yoga course designed to treat pain. - Behavioral Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
A 12-week behavioral therapy course designed to treat pain.
Primary outcome measures
- Pain Interference (Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form) [Time frame: Baseline, End-of-treatment at 12 weeks, and 6 months after treatment]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Depression (BDI-II) [Time frame: Baseline, End-of-treatment at 12 weeks, and 6 months after treatment]
- Sleep (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) [Time frame: Baseline, End-of-treatment at 12 weeks, and 6 months after treatment]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Veteran of the United States Armed Forces ≥ 18 years old
- Chronic pain > 6 months related to at least one musculoskeletal pain-related diagnosis indicated by an ICD-9 or -10 code
- Minimum pain intensity at screening ≥4 on a 0-10 using the Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS)
- Not begun new pain treatments or medications in the past month
- Stable medication regimen for at least 4 weeks prior to entry to the study
- English literacy
- Internet connection at home
Exclusion criteria
- Participation in another clinical trial, unless given prior authorization from both our research team and that of the other study
- Back surgery within the last 12 months
- Back pain potentially attributed to a specific known condition
- Baseline pain <4 or ≥9 on a 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale
- Unstable, serious coexisting medical illness, mental illness or psychiatric conditions
- Attended or practiced yoga ≥ 1 x in the past 12 months
- Current suicidal intent or plan
- Has received ACT in the past
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Palo Alto VA Medical Center — Palo Alto
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06704061 · BAYNEW0004