The Effect of Yoga in Chronic Low Back Pain

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Conditions studied: Low Back Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if yoga is an effective intervention in treating individuals with chronic low back pain (LBP).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01963871

Run by

Yvonne Colgrove, PT, PhD

People needed

10

Starts

2013-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-05-23

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• a history of chronic LBP with degenerative joint or disc disease > than 3 months (47-48)
• present with at least minimal pain (3 out on a 0 - 10 pain scale where 0 = no pain, 10 = maximum pain imaginable)
• disability (30% or more per Oswestry Disability Scale),
• score more than 24 on the Folstein Mini-Mental State Exam
• English comprehending individuals naïve to structured yoga practice

You may not qualify if…

• known current pregnancy
• claustrophobia
• glaucoma
• significant or chronic decline in immune function such as reported immune related diagnosis like pneumonia or systemic infection
• LBP resulting from something other than disc or joint disease
• spinal stenosis, spinal fusion or other orthopedic surgery in the past six months
• mental disease/psychosis such as dementia
• prior history of chronic neurological disorders (e.g. stroke, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis)
• fibromyalgia
• radiculopathy
• standard MRI exclusion criteria
• inability to make regular time commitments
• no transportation means to the scheduled yoga sessions
• experience with regular practice of yoga within the past year.

Where it is running

• University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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