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NCT Number: NCT04113473

An Evaluation of Yoga Therapy for Cervical Spondylosis

Cervical spondylosis is a chronic degenerative condition, commonly affecting >40-year-old adults worldwide. Cervical spondylosis is an important cause of neck pain and low back pain, and seriously affects the physical health, mental health, patients quality of life. Yoga has been most commonly used intervention for pain conditions. But its efficacy in cervical spondylosis has not yet been studied in clinical trials. The primary aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy of yoga chikitsa (therapy) compared with control intervention for neck pain caused by cervical spondylosis.

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Key information

Conditions

Cervical Spondylosis Bone Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Neck Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Spinal Diseases Spondylosis

Age range

18 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Pain Clinic, NMP Medical Research Institute

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Neck pain of CS as per diagnostic criteria of International Classification of Diseases
  • CS supported by a physical examination, and cervical radiographic examination
  • History of neck pain longer than 3 months
  • willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • History of neck trauma, fracture or surgery,
  • Systematic disease of the neck or spine including bones and joints conditions,
  • Pregnancy

Treatment and study plan

Yoga Therapy

Other

An hour of yoga therapy included loosening exercise (sukshma vyayama), yoga postures (asana), yoga breathing (pranayama), relaxation (shavasana) and meditation.

Each participant were given handouts to follow home practice sessions everyday for twice a day for at least 15 minutes.

Primary outcomes

  1. Neck pain

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 12 weeks

    ain intensity was measured by a 10-cm VAS scale, with 0 = "no Pain" and 10 = "the worst imaginable pain

Secondary outcomes

  1. Disability

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 12 weeks

    Neck disability was measured using neck disability index (NDI) score

  2. Health related Quality of Life

    Time frame: change from baseline to 12 weeks

    Short Form-36 assessed the Quality of life

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

NMP Medical Research Institute

Other

Collaborators

  • Yog-Kulam

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of Yoga Therapy for Neck Pain Relief in Patients With Cervical Spondylosis

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Oct 2, 2019
Registry last updated
Oct 2, 2019

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