Effect of Tele-Yoga Therapy on Patients With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain During Covid-19 Lockdown: Randomized Clinical Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Aarogyam UK
- Enrollment
- 64
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Interference of pain
Overview
Brief Summary
Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown measures raised significant concerns over clinical management of chronic pain patients around the world. Patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMSP) are at high risk of physical disability, psychological distress, and poor quality of life. Analgesic medications were main management during lockdown, but opioid-related concerns have prompted to find immediate alternatives.
Present study was undertaken to determine whether patients randomized to tele-yoga therapy would experience less pain, disability and improved global health, adherence and satisfaction, compared with patients assigned to usual care.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients having pain that was musculoskeletal, defined as regional (joints, limbs, back, neck) or more generalized (fibromyalgia or chronic widespread pain);
- •Persistent pain ( ≥3 months) despite trying conventional treatment.
- •Access to virtual platform with internet.
- •Ready to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •Schizophrenia,
- •Psychiatric disorder
- •Cognitive impairment
- •Suicidal ideation
- •Current illicit drug use
- •Terminal illness
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Interference of pain
Time Frame: From baseline to 6-week post intervention
Interference of pain in 7 areas (mood, physical activity, work, social activity, relations with others, sleep, enjoyment of life) were reported using BPI
Severity of pain
Time Frame: From baseline to 6-week post intervention
Pain was assessed using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), which rates the severity of pain on 4 items (current, worst, least, and average pain in past week)
Secondary Outcomes
- Global rating of change in pain(From baseline to 6-week post interventiona)
- Intervention specific satisfaction(From baseline to 6-week post interventiona)