A clinical trial to study the effects of Yoga Therapy for Low Back Pain with Herniated Disc
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Herniated intervertebral disc in low back pain
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2013/06/003718
- Lead Sponsor
- Patanjai Research Foundation
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
• Age 20-45 y
•Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire score >3 and/or acute sciatica in past 3 months
•Presence of at least 1 disc herniation or bulge
•Willingness to comply with the treatment randomly assigned
Exclusion Criteria
•Severe motor weakness
•Previous spinal surgery
•Central canal stenosis
•Severe structural deformity
•Severe osteoporosis
•Fresh fracture
•Pregnancy
•Tumours
•Ankylosing spondylitis
•Spinal infection
•Severe cardiovascular or metabolic disease
•Other corresponding disorders preventing active participation in therapy programme
•Recent history of psychosis or alcohol abuse
•Lack of cooperation
•Pending litigation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Roland Morris Disability QuestionnaireTimepoint: 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Aberdeen Low Back Pain ScaleTimepoint: 3 mohths;Dermatome and myotome testsTimepoint: 3 months;Effects of MRI-displayed structural abnormalities at baseline on the primary outcome measuresTimepoint: 3 months;MRI-displayed structural changes in disc abnormalitiesTimepoint: 3 months;Straight leg raising testTimepoint: 3 months