Tele-Yoga Therapy for Chronic Pain

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Chronic pain is highly prevalent and associated with a large symptom burden, that is had been more concerning during Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown. Benefits of yoga in chronic pain management are very well known. With this background we developed Tele-Yoga therapy program and evaluated the success of this single arm study.

Official Title
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Tele- Yoga Therapy for Patients With Chronic Pain During Covid-19 Lockdown: A Prospective Non-randomized Single Arm Clinical Trial

Conditions
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Chronic Pain

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Tele-Yoga Therapy


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Chronic pain for at least 3 months Having access to internet and video calls Exclusion Criteria: Pregnant or breast-feeding women, Patients not willing to give written consent Patients with severe psychiatric or personality disorder Malignancy

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Tele-Yoga Therapy<br>Individualised Yoga therapy based on participant's clinical condition and personal needs. Twice a week sessions were carried out by trained and experienced Yoga therapist via video conference with each therapy for individualized based on each participant. | Other: Tele-Yoga Therapy<br>* Yoga practices combining with joint loosening exercises (Sukshma Vyayama), postures (Asana), breathing exercises (Pranayama), relaxation techniques and chanting ( A, U, M, and AUM { ૐ}) syllable chants meditation. Each session ended with home practice exercises given to the participants to practice everyday.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pain Intensity | visual-analogic scale (VAS), using pain level from no pain (0) to worst imaginable pain (10) | From baseline to 6-week post intervention | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pain Disability | Pain Disability Index (PDI) using seven rating scales, structured in Likert form, from no disability (0) to worst disability (10) | From baseline to 6-week post intervention | 
| Anxiety | Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, consisting of 7 scales for measuring anxiety levels | From Baseline to 6-week post intervention | 
| Depression | Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, consisting of 7 scales for measuring depression levels | From baseline to 6-week post intervention | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Tele-Yoga Therapy, Chronic Pain