Mindful Yoga Therapy for Veterans With PTSD and Pain

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Conditions studied: PTSD, Chronic Pain

In brief

The primary objective of the current study is to establish the safety and acceptability of Mindful Yoga Therapy as an adjunctive treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans. The current study also seeks to establish preliminary efficacy of MYT for reduction of PTSD and chronic pain symptoms and explore anxiety sensitivity as a mechanism of therapeutic action.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01957371

Run by

VA Connecticut Healthcare System

People needed

0

Starts

2013-09-01

Expected to finish

2015-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-12-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• OIF/OEF/OND Veteran
• Ages 18-45
• A willingness to participate in yoga and ability to commit to two 75-minute sessions per week for 12 weeks.
• Currently enrolled (under active care) at the PTSD firm or the MST group at VACHS, West Haven
• Participants will meet clinical criteria of PTSD (DSM-IV-TR)
• Comorbid conditions, including substance abuse/dependence will be allowed except as noted under exclusion criteria.
• Veteran with combat exposure or military sexual trauma during deployment(s).
• Non-cancer pain score (NRS pain score > 4 on a 0-10 scale whereby 0=no pain and 10=worst pain imaginable) and presence of pain for >3 consecutive months

You may not qualify if…

• Any diagnosis of current comorbid psychotic disorders or bipolar disorder
• Active SI/HI
• Primary and only pain complaint as headache disorder
• A regular yoga or meditation practice in past month (more than twice weekly)
• Participants with significant limitations or injuries (Potential participants with significant limitations or injuries will be evaluated on an individual basis by research team and the yoga therapists.)
• Inability to speak or read English

Where it is running

• Va Connecticut Healthcare System — West Haven, Connecticut, United States

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