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NCT Number: NCT04867473

Feasibility of Teleyoga for Treatment of Lyme Disease

Primary Aims: Modify an existing teleyoga intervention to use with Lyme disease (LD) patients and address the technical challenges of at-home teleyoga

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Key information

Conditions

Lyme Disease Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Borrelia Infections Chronic Pain Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections Infections Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Spirochaetales Infections Tick-Borne Diseases Vector Borne Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, 94305, United States

About this study

Participants with symptoms of Lyme disease (n=15) will participate individually in a weekly tele-yoga class using an iPad loaned by the study. Participants will choose where to attend these remote treatment sessions. Yoga treatment will last 12 weeks. Participants' subjective pain will be rated at baseline and end-of-treatment using a standard pain scale. Also assessed will be participant adherence to study protocol by tracking treatment attendance

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of probable Lyme disease
  • Has not begun new pain medications or other treatments in the last month
  • English literacy
  • Wireless internet connection at home

Exclusion criteria

  • Participation in another concurrent clinical trial
  • Back surgery within the last 12 months
  • Unstable, coexisting mental illness or psychiatric condition
  • Active, current suicidal intent or plan
  • Attended or practiced yoga ≥ 1 x in the past 12 months

Treatment and study plan

Teleyoga

Behavioral

12 weekly 75 minute therapist-led teleyoga sessions

Primary outcomes

  1. Change of Pain Score From Baseline

    Time frame: Measured at baseline and again at the end of 12 weeks of treatment

    Scores on the Pain, Enjoyment, General Activity (PEG) Scale; with values from 0 to 10 and higher scores indicating worse outcomes

Secondary outcomes

  1. Adherence to the Treatment Protocol

    Time frame: at study completion, an average of 7 months

    Percentage of participants who attend ≥65 percent of treatment sessions; values range from 0 percent to 100 percent with higher percentages indicative of a better outcome

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Stanford University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Teleyoga for Lyme Disease

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Apr 30, 2021
Registry last updated
Mar 8, 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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