Interoception-Based Yoga for Chronic Pain

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Conditions studied: Chronic Pain

In brief

The purpose of this research is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of an interoception-based yoga program for chronic pain. Interoception involves your ability to feel sensations in your body (such as your heartbeat or muscle tension) as well as how you think about and interpret those sensations. Interoception may be an important component of chronic pain and the research team is studying whether yoga can change how you feel, think about, and interpret sensations in your body.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06268197

Run by

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

People needed

26

Starts

2024-02-16

Expected to finish

2025-03-24

Last updated by the study team

2025-04-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Self-reported chronic pain lasting ≥ 3 months (such as widespread musculoskeletal pain, fibromyalgia, migraine etc.)
• In the past week, has pain interfered with your day-to-day activities? Yes
• Self-reported ambulatory ability without an assistive device
• Self-reported ability to get on and off the floor without assistance.
• No ongoing mind-body practice (<1x/week over the past 6 months).
• Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire Screen Pass or Physician Consent
• English-speaking
• Able and willing to provide consent
• No plans to move or travel outside the area in the next 2 months

You may not qualify if…

• Ages <18 or ≥ 65 at time of screening
• Pain lasting < 3 months
• In the past week, has pain interfered with your day-to-day activities? No
• Use of any assistive device (e.g. cane, walker, wheelchair).
• Inability to get on and off the floor without assistance.
• A consistent ongoing mind-body practice (mindfulness, yoga, meditation, tai chi, qigong), at least 1x/week over the past 6 months
• Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire Screen Fail or non-consent of physician
• Non-English speaking
• Non-consent
• Plans to move or significant travel outside the area in the next 2 months
• Known pregnancy
• Recent surgery or acute bone, joint or nerve injury (within the past 6 months)
• Severe or progressive neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease, dementia, multiple sclerosis, or acquired brain injury
• Separate pain-related diagnoses: cancer-related pain, complex regional pain syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, functional neurological/ movement disorders
• Active or planned worker's compensation or personal injury claim
• Concurrent participation in another interventional study (e.g. physical activity, mind-body or drug trials)

Where it is running

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — Urbana, Illinois, United States

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