Clinical trial NCT05211414: The Effects of a Virtual Yoga Program on Patients With Chronic Pain
Official title: The Effects of a Virtual Yoga Program on Patients With Chronic Pain
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Chronic Pain
Lead sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-01-27
Enrollment: 42
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This research is being done to determine if remote yoga-based exercise can help reduce chronic pain. It will include three virtual research visits. This cohort study will include three remote research visits and an online questionnaire administration. In addition, participants will attend 8 weekly virtual yoga sessions with a daily 30-minute "homework assignment" of 30 minutes of video-guided yoga practice.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* chronic pain for \> 6 months' duration
* on stable doses of medication prior to entering the study and agree not to change medications or dosages (or CAM treatments) during the trial
* have an average pain score of 4/10 or greater over the previous week
* at least mild degree of sleep disturbance, defined as Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score \>5
* are able to speak and understand English
* have access to a computer or tablet at home and have an email address
* are not currently engaged in a rigorous daily exercise routine (\>5X/week)
* are willing and physically able to participate in virtual yoga-based exercise

Exclusion Criteria:

* currently under active cancer treatment (chemo, infusion, ongoing radiation)
* acute osteomyelitis or acute bone disease
* current diagnosis of chronic systemic inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and lupus
* present or past diagnosis of schizophrenia, delusional disorder, psychotic disorder, or dissociative disorder that would be judged to interfere with study participation
* pregnancy
* any clinically unstable systemic illness judged to interfere with exercise treatment
* a pain condition requiring urgent surgery
* an active addiction disorder, such as cocaine or IV heroin use, that would interfere with study participation
* contraindications to yoga (e.g., severe back or neck injury or surgery)
* regular meditation practice or other meditative practice (e.g tai-chi, meditative form of yoga or contemplative prayer) for \>20 min/week in the past 2 years
* participating in any other therapeutic trial
* other medical condition that would interfere with ability to exercise

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pain Interference
timeFrame: 6 month follow up
measure: Anxiety
timeFrame: 6 month follow up
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Pain Catastrophizing
timeFrame: 8 weeks,6 month follow up
measure: Perceived Stress
timeFrame: 8 weeks,6 month follow up
measure: Mindfulness
timeFrame: 8 weeks,6 month follow up
measure: Pain Intensity
timeFrame: 8 weeks, 6 month follow up
measure: Sleep
timeFrame: 8 weeks, 6 month follow up
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Chestnut Hill
country: United States
facility: Brigham and Women's Hospital
state: Massachusetts
Study officials:
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