An Evaluation of Yoga Therapy for Cervical Spondylosis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Neck Pain; Cervical Spondylosis
• Interventions: Other: Yoga Therapy

• Registration Number: NCT04113473
• Lead Sponsor: NMP Medical Research Institute

Brief Summary

Cervical spondylosis is a chronic degenerative condition, commonly affecting \>40-year-old adults worldwide. Cervical spondylosis is an important cause of neck pain and low back pain, and seriously affects the physical health, mental health, patients quality of life. Yoga has been most commonly used intervention for pain conditions. But its efficacy in cervical spondylosis has not yet been studied in clinical trials. The primary aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy of yoga chikitsa (therapy) compared with control intervention for neck pain caused by cervical spondylosis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-12-11
• Primary Completion: 2019-07-12
• Study Completion: 2019-08-30
• Status Verified: 2019-10
• Study First Submitted: 2019-10-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-10-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-10-01
• Study First Posted: 2019-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 2019-10-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 62

Inclusion Criteria

• Neck pain of CS as per diagnostic criteria of International Classification of Diseases
• CS supported by a physical examination, and cervical radiographic examination
• History of neck pain longer than 3 months
• willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• History of neck trauma, fracture or surgery,
• Systematic disease of the neck or spine including bones and joints conditions,
• Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Yoga Group	Yoga Therapy	Experimental group received individualised yoga therapy twice a week for an hour for 12-weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Neck pain	Change from baseline to 12 weeks	ain intensity was measured by a 10-cm VAS scale, with 0 = "no Pain" and 10 = "the worst imaginable pain

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Disability	Change from baseline to 12 weeks	Neck disability was measured using neck disability index (NDI) score
Health related Quality of Life	change from baseline to 12 weeks	Short Form-36 assessed the Quality of life

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pain Clinic, NMP Medical Research Institute; 🇮🇳 Jaipur, Rajasthan, India