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Interoception-Based Yoga for Chronic Pain

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic Pain
Interventions
Behavioral: Yoga Intervention
Registration Number
NCT06268197
Lead Sponsor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of an interoception-based yoga program for chronic pain. Interoception involves your ability to feel sensations in your body (such as your heartbeat or muscle tension) as well as how you think about and interpret those sensations. Interoception may be an important component of chronic pain and the research team is studying whether yoga can change how you feel, think about, and interpret sensations in your body.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
26
Inclusion Criteria
  • Self-reported chronic pain lasting ≥ 3 months (such as widespread musculoskeletal pain, fibromyalgia, migraine etc.)
  • In the past week, has pain interfered with your day-to-day activities? Yes
  • Self-reported ambulatory ability without an assistive device
  • Self-reported ability to get on and off the floor without assistance.
  • No ongoing mind-body practice (<1x/week over the past 6 months).
  • Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire Screen Pass or Physician Consent
  • English-speaking
  • Able and willing to provide consent
  • No plans to move or travel outside the area in the next 2 months
Exclusion Criteria
  • Ages <18 or ≥ 65 at time of screening
  • Pain lasting < 3 months
  • In the past week, has pain interfered with your day-to-day activities? No
  • Use of any assistive device (e.g. cane, walker, wheelchair).
  • Inability to get on and off the floor without assistance.
  • A consistent ongoing mind-body practice (mindfulness, yoga, meditation, tai chi, qigong), at least 1x/week over the past 6 months
  • Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire Screen Fail or non-consent of physician
  • Non-English speaking
  • Non-consent
  • Plans to move or significant travel outside the area in the next 2 months
  • Known pregnancy
  • Recent surgery or acute bone, joint or nerve injury (within the past 6 months)
  • Severe or progressive neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease, dementia, multiple sclerosis, or acquired brain injury
  • Separate pain-related diagnoses: cancer-related pain, complex regional pain syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, functional neurological/ movement disorders
  • Active or planned worker's compensation or personal injury claim
  • Concurrent participation in another interventional study (e.g. physical activity, mind-body or drug trials)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Yoga InterventionYoga InterventionInteroception-based yoga intervention, 2x/week for 6 weeks.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
FeasibilityPrimary endpoint: 6 weeks

Defined as achieving the target recruitment sample (N=25) in a 9-month period, 80% retention (N=20), 70% attendance rate, 70% home practice adherence and no serious adverse events.

AcceptabilityPrimary endpoint: 6 weeks

Defined as \>5/7 on acceptability questionnaire (1 = unacceptable, 7 = very acceptable)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Interoceptive SensibilityPrimary endpoint: 6 weeks

Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness, Version 2 (MAIA-2). Will take the mean of 5 MAIA-2 Subscales: attention regulation, emotional awareness, self-regulation, body listening, and trusting as the primary measure of preliminary efficacy. Planned post-hoc analyses will evaluate differential changes in all 8 subscales.

PROMIS Pain InterferencePrimary endpoint: 6 weeks

Short Form 8a

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Urbana, Illinois, United States

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