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NCT01739140
Completed
Not Applicable

Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain and Its Mechanism of Action (YoMA)

University of California, San Francisco1 site in 1 country24 target enrollmentDecember 2012
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ConditionsChronic Low Back Pain

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Chronic Low Back Pain
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Enrollment
24
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago
OverviewInvestigatorsEligibility CriteriaOutcomesSitesSimilar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This is a study to better understand how a yoga intervention helps improve symptoms in people with chronic low back pain. This study will be a 12-week intervention of about 24 participants with chronic low back pain where all individuals will receive weekly yoga classes and instructions for home practice. The purpose of this study is to collect feasibility data and to conduct preliminary analyses in preparation for a larger planned NIH study.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
December 2012
End Date
December 2015
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Single Group
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Chronic low back pain lasting \> 3 months
  • •Back pain that is rated at least 3 on a numeric pain rating scale that ranges from 0 to 10 (0-no pain, 10 worst pain imaginable).
  • •English language fluency

Exclusion Criteria

  • •BMI \> 40
  • •Inability to provide informed consent
  • •Recent diagnosis of abdominal aneurism
  • •Recent diagnosis of metastatic cancer
  • •Recent diagnosis of discitis
  • •Recent diagnosis of disk disease
  • •Recent diagnosis of spinal stenosis
  • •Recent diagnosis of spondylolisthesis
  • •Recent diagnosis of infectious cause of back pain
  • •Recent diagnosis of fracture of vertebra

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire

Time Frame: Baseline to 3 months post-intervention.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Pain Medication Usage Survey(Baseline to 3 months post-intervention.)
  • Numeric Rating Scale for Pain(Baseline to 3 months post-intervention.)

Study Sites (1)

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