Comparing the Effects of Yoga Nidra to Yoga Nidra With Pain Acceptance Intention and Motor Imagery on Pain Outcomes

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic Pain

• Registration Number: NCT06590181
• Lead Sponsor: University of Central Florida

Brief Summary

Yoga Nidra is a scripted mind-body intervention (MBI) that uses guided relaxation technique in a reproducible sequence of mechanisms that naturally produce a parasympathetic response. This is a randomized controlled trial in which participants will be randomly assigned to one of three interventions: 1) yoga nidra (Yoga Nidra Script Basic), 2) yoga nidra with pain acceptance (Yoga Nidra Acceptance Intention), 3) yoga nidra with pain acceptance and Explicit Motor Imagery (Yoga Nidra Acceptance Intention and Visualization).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-08-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-09-05
• Study Start: 2024-09-12
• Study First Posted: 2024-09-19
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-05
• Primary Completion: 2025-09-15
• Study Completion: 2025-09-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Chronic pain in the neck, low back, shoulder, hip, elbow, knee, wrist, or ankle that has lasted for over three months
• Pain intensity rated as 3/10 or higher in the past 24 hours (0=no pain, 10=worst pain imaginable)

Exclusion Criteria

• non-English speaking
• systemic medical conditions that affect sensation (such as uncontrolled diabetes)
• History of surgery or fracture within the past six months
• any blood clotting disorders (such as hemophilia)
• any contraindication to the application of ice (blood pressure > 140/90 mmHg, cold urticaria, cryoglobulinemia, paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria, circulatory compromise)
• Exceed pressure and heat sensory thresholds
• Unable to access internet or email
• Pregnant

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pressure Pain Threshold	Pre/Post intervention, Day 1	A computerized pressure algometer (AlgoMed, Ramat Yishai, Israel) with a 1 cm diameter rubber tip will be applied to the upper trapezius.
Temporal Summation	Pre/Post intervention, Day 1	Change in pain ratings during 10 heat pulses will be recorded.
Conditioned Pain Modulation	Pre/Post intervention, Day 1	Pressure pain threshold after a cold water immersion task.
Heat Pain Threshold	Pre/Post intervention, Day 1	Participants will report when comfortable heat becomes painful by pressing a button. Temperature in degrees Celsius will be recorded at threshold

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Central Florida; 🇺🇸 Orlando, Florida, United States