Meditation and Exercise to Treat Chronic Back Pain
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Chronic Low Back Pain
In brief
This study evaluates the analgesic effect of a combination treatment of exercise and mindfulness based meditation in patients with chronic back pain. Half of the participants will partake in a 4-week exercise and meditation intervention, while the other half will receive a placebo treatment. The investigators hypothesize that a combination treatment reduces disability and pain more than the control intervention.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03324659
- Run by
- Duquesne University
- People needed
- 42
- Starts
- 2018-01-26
- Expected to finish
- 2019-06-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-04-05
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Presence of clinically diagnosed nonspecific low back pain for at least 6 months
- Body mass index within the normal to overweight range (18.5-29.9)
- Resting heart rate 60 to 100 beats per minute
- Resting blood pressure less than or equal to 140/90
- Able to independently ambulate community distances without external support (e.g., walker, cane)
You may not qualify if…
- Age less than 18 or greater than 60 years
- BMI ≥ 30 or ≤ 18.4
- Cardiovascular or respiratory disease
- Neurological disease, unrelated to low back pain
- Radicular low back pain
- Back pain associated with neuropathy
- Diabetes mellitus, Types 1 and 2
- Diagnosed with a chronic pain condition, unrelated to low back pain
- Acute pain
- Regular participation in high intensity athletic/sporting activities
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Currently pregnant
- Current cigarette smoker
- On-going litigation associated with back pain
- Inability to walk independently without external support (e.g. walker).
- Regular participation in meditation techniques or training in Mindfulness-based stress reduction
Where it is running
- Duquesne University — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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