Comparing Yoga Nidra, Yoga, and Control Condition on Pain in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Control Condition.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Low Back Pain. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 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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Official title
Comparing the Effects of Yoga Nidra, Yoga, and Control Condition on Thermal Pain Processing, Psychological Factors, and Movement-Evoked Pain in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain
Overview
Individuals with chronic low back pain will undergo a yoga, yoga nidra, and control condition on separate visits. Each visit, before and after the intervention, participants with rate their pain in response to heat stimuli, a sit to stand task, and questionnaires.
Interventions
- Other Yoga
Participants will complete a series of yoga poses. - Other Yoga Nidra
Participants will complete yoga nidra, a guided meditation. - Other Control Condition
Participants will listen to a story.
Primary outcome measures
- Heat Pain Threshold [Time frame: through study completion, typically 2 weeks]
- Temporal Summation [Time frame: through study completion, typically 2 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Pain Catastrophizing Scale [Time frame: through study completion, typically 2 weeks]
- Five Times Sit to Stand [Time frame: through study completion, typically 2 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- low back pain classified as symptoms localized to the posterior region of the trunk, extending from the lower margin of the last rib to the gluteal folds
- low back pain for three months or longer with a average pain intensity = 3/10 on the 11-point numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) within the previous twenty-four hours
- experienced three or more low back pain episodes within the past 3 years
- fluency in English
- ability to attend all visits
- reliable email access.
Exclusion criteria
- systemic or neurological conditions that could alter sensation (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes)
- any surgery or fracture within 6 months
- blood-clotting disorders or contraindications to pressure and heat stimuli
- current pregnancy and requirement for medical clearance to exercise (screened with Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire-Plus PAR-Q+
- not receiving physical therapy or chiropractor treatments for low back pain
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
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- University of Central Florida — Orlando
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07543835 · 13