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Yoga, Education, and Nidra (YEN) for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study on Pain Modulation, Well-Being, and Sleep

ConditionLow Back Pain
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorUniversity of Central Florida

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to compare the impact of yoga, pain education, and yoga nidra with pain acceptance intention to yoga, pain education, and relaxing music on pain intensity, well-being, and sleep quality. This is a pilot study trial of individuals with chronic low back pain. Participants will attend two sessions in the laboratory (week 1 and week 8) and complete their assigned intervention 2 x per week for 6 weeks at home. Participants will be randomized to either receive yoga postures targeting the low back, pain education, and yoga nidra with pain acceptance intention and motor imagery or yoga postures targeting the low back, pain education, and relaxing music.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Chronic pain in lower back 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)

Disqualifiers

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)

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • yoga, pain education, yoga nidra

    Other intervention

    Participants will complete a series of yoga postures targeting the lower back combined with pain education. The session will conclude with either yoga nidra with pain acceptance intention. Interventions are completed at home 2x/week for 6 weeks.

  • yoga, pain education, relaxing music

    Other intervention

    Participants will complete a series of yoga postures targeting the lower back combined with pain education. The session will conclude with relaxing music depending on group assignment. Interventions are completed at home 2x/week for 6 weeks.

Treatment groups

24 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Yoga, Pain Education, Yoga NidraExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Yoga, Pain Education, Relaxing MusicActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Numeric Pain Rating Scale

Participants will rate their low back pain from 0=no pain to 100=worst pain imaginable.

Time frame
Completed on week one and week eight
2

Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale

Self-report measure of well-being

Time frame
Completed on week one and week eight
3

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

Self-report measure of sleep quality

Time frame
Completed on week one and week eight

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Central Florida

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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