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NCT Number: NCT04457388

Tele-Yoga Therapy for Chronic Pain

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.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Aarogyam UK

Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

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

Treatment and study plan

Tele-yoga therapy

Other

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.

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain Intensity

    Time frame: From baseline to 6-week post intervention

    visual-analogic scale (VAS), using pain level from "no pain" (0) to "worst imaginable pain" (10)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pain Disability

    Time frame: From baseline to 6-week post intervention

    Pain Disability Index (PDI) using seven rating scales, structured in Likert form, from "no disability" (0) to "worst disability" (10)

  2. Anxiety

    Time frame: From Baseline to 6-week post intervention

    Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, consisting of 7 scales for measuring anxiety levels

  3. Depression

    Time frame: From baseline to 6-week post intervention

    Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, consisting of 7 scales for measuring depression levels

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Aarogyam UK

Other

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Jul 7, 2020
Registry last updated
Jul 8, 2020

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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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