An Evaluation of Yoga Therapy for Cervical Spondylosis

NMP Medical Research Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cervical Spondylosis; Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Yoga Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04113473

NMP/62548

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cervical spondylosis is a chronic degenerative condition, commonly affecting >40-year-old adults worldwide. Cervical spondylosis is an important cause of neck pain and low back pain, and seriously affects the physical health, mental health, patients quality of life. Yoga has been most commonly used intervention for pain conditions. But its efficacy in cervical spondylosis has not yet been studied in clinical trials. The primary aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy of yoga chikitsa (therapy) compared with control intervention for neck pain caused by cervical spondylosis.

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Neck pain of CS as per diagnostic criteria of International Classification of Diseases
• CS supported by a physical examination, and cervical radiographic examination
• History of neck pain longer than 3 months
• willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• History of neck trauma, fracture or surgery,
• Systematic disease of the neck or spine including bones and joints conditions,
• Pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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62 participants in 2 patient groups

Yoga Group

Experimental group

Description:

Experimental group received individualised yoga therapy twice a week for an hour for 12-weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Yoga Therapy

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Control group were given education session and continued on usual care for 12-weeks.