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NCT Number: NCT06590181

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

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).

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida, 32816, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

CONTACT

[email protected]

407-823-1026

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Yoga Nidra

Other

This protocol is derived from The Origin and Clinical Relevance of Yoga Nidra (Pandi-Perumal, S. R. 2022)

Yoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intention

Other

Yoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intention

Yoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intervention and Motor Imagery

Other

Yoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intervention and Motor Imagery

Primary outcomes

  1. Pressure Pain Threshold

    Time frame: 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.

  2. Temporal Summation

    Time frame: Pre/Post intervention, Day 1

    Change in pain ratings during 10 heat pulses will be recorded.

  3. Conditioned Pain Modulation

    Time frame: Pre/Post intervention, Day 1

    Pressure pain threshold after a cold water immersion task.

  4. Heat Pain Threshold

    Time frame: 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

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Abigail Anderson, PT, DPT, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

407-823-1026

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Central Florida

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Sep 19, 2024
Registry last updated
Dec 5, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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