Feasibility of At-Home Telehealth Yoga for Treating Chronic Pain
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Sponsor
- Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
- Enrollment
- 34
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Multi-Dimensional Treatment Satisfaction Measure
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This feasibility study will evaluate yoga as a treatment for chronic musculoskeletal pain. The experimental treatment is yoga delivered via a tablet computer to participants at home ("teleyoga"). First, the investigators will develop a suitable protocol for teleyoga. Second, the investigators will demonstrate the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial involving randomization to teleyoga or in-person yoga groups.
Detailed Description
The first phase of the study is not randomized. In this phase, the first group of participants (n=10) will all participate in a tele-yoga class using an iPad loaned to them by the study. They will attend this treatment session from the comfort of their home or a location of their choice. Yoga treatment will last 12 weeks. At the end of treatment, veterans will provide feedback by completing a satisfaction questionnaire to rate various aspects of the teleyoga (e.g. technical challenges, ability to perform yoga through the video-conferencing platform, problems that occurred, and recommendations to improve the class, etc). The teleyoga protocol will be modified on the basis of this feedback and will be tested on a second group of participants (n=10). The second phase of the study will involve randomization of a further group of participants (n=30) to either the teleyoga developed in phase one, or in-person yoga.
Investigators
Peter Bayley
Principal Investigator
Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Medical clearance for participation by VA primary care provider
- •Diagnosis of musculoskeletal pain \> 6 months
- •Minimum pain intensity of 4 at screening on 0-10 scale
- •Any psychotropic treatments stable for at least 4 weeks before study
- •English literacy
- •Wireless Internet connection at home
Exclusion Criteria
- •Current participation in another clinical trial
- •Back surgery within the last 12 months
- •Back pain related to a specific underlying cause, disease, or condition
- •Baseline pain \<4 or \>9 on 0-10 scale
- •Unstable, serious coexisting medical illness
- •Unstable, serious coexisting mental illness
- •Attended or practiced yoga ≥1 time in the past 12 months
- •Active current suicidal plan or intent
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Multi-Dimensional Treatment Satisfaction Measure
Time Frame: after 12 weeks of treatment
A participant satisfaction measure \[score range: 0 to 4\]. The higher the value, the greater the treatment satisfaction
Adherence to the Treatment Protocol
Time Frame: during 12 weeks of treatment
% of randomized patients who attend ≥65% of treatment sessions
Attrition
Time Frame: during 12 weeks of treatment
number of randomized patients who drop out of treatment