Feasibility of At-Home Telehealth Yoga for Treating Chronic Pain
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Attendance
研究概览
简要总结
This feasibility study will evaluate yoga as a treatment for chronic pain in people living with Alzheimer's disease, and their Caregivers. The experimental treatment is yoga delivered via a tablet computer to participants at home ("teleyoga").
详细描述
The investigators will demonstrate the feasibility of conducting a trial involving teleyoga for people with Alzheimer's disease and their Caregivers. Participants with Alzheimer's disease and chronic pain (n=15) and their Caregivers (n=15) will all participate in teleyoga classes. Yoga classes will be given weekly for 12 weeks. At the end of treatment, participants will provide feedback by completing a satisfaction questionnaire.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •AD PATIENTS
- •Inclusion Criteria for AD patients (As determined by):
- •Diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease- Baseline
- •Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score 18-25 (Mild AD)(screening interview)
- •≥ 18 years old
- •Has a primary care provider who can provide medical clearance for participation in the study
- •Diagnosis of chronic musculoskeletal pain > 6 months
- •Minimum pain intensity at screening visit: pain rated ≥4 on a 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)
- •Not begun new pain treatments or medications in the past month
- •If on a psychotropic medication regimen: stable regimen for at least 4 weeks prior to entry to the study; willingness to remain on a stable regimen during the 12-week acute treatment phase
- •English literacy
- •Wireless internet connection at home (Screening interview)
- •Has a caregiver who is willing to accompany AD patient for treatment, and who can receive yoga treatment at the same time as AD patient.
- •Exclusion Criteria for AD patients (As determined by):
- •Participation in another concurrent clinical trial
- •Back surgery within the last 12 months
- •Back pain potentially attributed to a specific underlying cause, disease, or condition (VA EMR; screening interview)
- •Baseline pain <4 or ≥9 on a 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)
- •Inclusion Criteria for CAREGIVERS of AD patients (As determined by):
- •Are caring for a patient diagnosed with AD who will practice yoga together with them
- •Has a primary care provider who can provide medical clearance for participation in the study (Yoga Medical Clearance Form)
- •Exclusion Criteria for Caregiver
- •Participation in another concurrent clinical trial
- •Attended or practiced yoga ≥ 1 x in the past 12 months
- •Attended or practiced yoga ≥ 1 x in the past 12 months
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Attendance
时间窗: 12 weeks
% of classes attended in 12 weeks of treatment
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Peter Bayley
Principal Investigator
Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research