Acceptability, Feasibility and Safety of a Yoga Program for Chronic Pain in Sickle Cell Disease

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Conditions studied: Sickle Cell Disease

In brief

Chronic Pain is associated with morbidity and poor quality of life in patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Complementary therapies, such as yoga are beneficial in patients with non-SCD chronic pain conditions. Yoga was shown to be acceptable, feasible and helpful in one study in acute SCD pain. The purpose of the study is to assess the acceptability, feasibility, and safety of yoga for chronic pain in SCD.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03694548

Run by

Emory University

People needed

35

Starts

2018-11-08

Expected to finish

2020-03-09

Last updated by the study team

2021-07-16

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• SCD, any genotype
• Presence of chronic pain, the presence of chronic pain will be defined based on the frequency characteristic of the Analgesic, Anesthetic, and Addiction Clinical Trial Translations Innovations Opportunities and Networks (ACTTION)-American Pain Society Pain Taxonomy (AAPT) criteria for chronic SCD pain, as the presence of SCD-related pain on 15 or more days of the month, for the past 6 months
• Age 12 -21 at time of enrollment
• English speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Daytime or nighttime oxygen requirement for hypoxia
• Most recent hemoglobin < 5 or platelet count < 20
• Known pregnancy
• Severe cognitive issues not allowing for understanding consent/assent and instructions
• History of overt stroke with significant residual motor weakness
• History of recurrent syncope
• Any other comorbidities or health concerns that the treating healthcare provider or investigators feel are a contra-indication for participation in the study

Where it is running

• Emory University — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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