Effectiveness of Yoga in patients with chronic neck pain. A randomized controlled trial.

• Conditions: M54.2; Cervicalgia

• Registration Number: DRKS00000454
• Lead Sponsor: Abteilung für Naturheilkunde der Charité im Immanuel-Krankenhaus Berlin-Wannsee

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2010-08-30
• Study Start: 2011-04-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 77

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients an age between 18 to 60 years
2. Pre-existing diagnosis of cervical syndrome with chronic neck pain/ cervical spine pain established by a specialist (orthopaedics, neurology, pain therapy) since at least 3 months
3. Average neck pain/ cervical spine pain intensity with a minimum of 40 mm on VAS from 0 to 100 mm and pains in least 5 of 7 weekdays during the last 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

-Invasive treatments in the cervical spine within the last 6 weeks or planned within the next 10 weeks
- Acute prolapse of intervertebral disk (diagnosis within the last 3 months)
- Congenital anomalies in the cervical spine area
-serious limitation of shoulder movements/ Frozen shoulder-syndrome
- Cervical spine syndrome/ whiplash injury
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Acute mental illness
- Serious comorbidity
- pregnancy
- Regularly practiced Iyengar yoga
- Concurrent participation in another clinical study

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
100 mm VAS for average neck pain/cervical spine pain intensity during the last week, baseline (week 0) versus end (week 9).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Baseline (week 0) versus end (week 9):<br><br>- Neck Pain disability (NPAD)-Index<br>- 100 mm VAS for the global average interference by neck pain („bothersomeness) during the last week;<br>- VAS: arm/ shoulder pain<br>- VAS: headache<br>- Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36)<br>- Overall assessment of the effectiveness and compatibility (Likert scale); <br>- Mood, fear, depression (ADS, POMS, HADS. STAI);<br>- Affective pain assessment („SES);<br>- Intensity / frequency of analgesic basic medication and demand medication (diary).<br>