Effect of Anapana, Body scan and Metta meditation techniques on pain and disability of adult patients affected with chronic neck and shoulder region pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: eck and shoulder region pain due to mechanical causes such as cervical spondylosis, muscle strain, ligamental sprain and facet joint osteoarthritis; Signs and Symptoms

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12146140
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Bath

Brief Summary

2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36380348/ (added 17/11/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-08-20
• Study Completion: 2023-09-01
• Last Update Posted: 1 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients in the age range 18-65 years and affected with chronic (>12 weeks) neck and shoulder region pain attending the four clinics managed by the same physician and physiotherapist
2. Patients affected with mechanical causes such as degenerative changes of the spine, muscle strain, ligament sprain, and facet joint osteoarthritis
3. Patients who can understand and communicate in Sinhala

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients affected with infections, inflammatory arthropathies, malignancies, Alzheimer’s disease, psychiatric conditions, severe depression and anxiety
2. Patients who take part in yoga and other meditation programmes
3. Patients who are below the age of 18 years and above the age of 65 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified