Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of yoga for the treatment of chronic low back pai

Completed

• Conditions: Back pain; Chronic low back pain; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN81079604
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of York (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-03-30
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 262

Inclusion Criteria

The target population will be aged between 18 - 65 presenting with low back pain, which is defined as pain of a musculoskeletal origin bounded by the lowest ribs and gluteal folds. Patients with referred pain will be included as long as it does not go below the knee.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients over 65 as they are more likely to have serious spinal pathology
2. Clinical indications of serious spinal or neurological pathology
3. Previous spinal surgery
4. History of psychosis or alcohol abuse (due to difficulty in assessing outcomes)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified