Integrative Yoga Therapy for Patients With Chronic Pain and Psychological Distress

Aarogyam UK

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Pain; Psychological Distress

Treatments: Other: Integrative Yoga Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04315805

AU07

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be a randomized wait list controlled trial studying the efficacy of an Integrative Yoga Therapy for patients with chronic pain and psychological distress. Individualised yoga program will consist of a 8-week guided self-help program.

This study will primarily investigate whether an individually tailored yoga can be beneficial for patients suffering from chronic pain reducing pain, anxiety depression, while improving overall quality of life.

Enrollment: 72 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Experienced pain for > 3 months
• Experiences at least one type of psychological distress such as: depression, anxiety, insomnia or stress
• Willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Severe medical or psychiatric conditions
• Alcohol or substance abuse
• Active suicidality
• Terminal illness

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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72 participants in 2 patient groups

Integrative Yoga Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Integrative Yoga Therapy will be provided by yoga therapist once a week and participants will be encouraged to practice at home once or twice a day.

Treatment:

Other: Integrative Yoga Therapy

Wait-list Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in waiting list will serve as control group for the intervention period. After the ftherapy group has received treatment, the same program will be offered to participants in the wait-list control group.