Yoga-CBT Group Intervention for Adolescents With Chronic Pain and Their Caregivers

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Pediatric Chronic Pain

Treatments

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Other: Yoga

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04331236

18-015337

Details and patient eligibility

About

Clinical symptoms that are often found to be comorbid with pediatric chronic pain include anxiety, depression as well as increased stress, obesity, and decreased physical conditioning. Integrative therapies have been increasingly offered at children's hospitals as part of an integrated approach to treatment. Limited research exits on the efficacy of mind-body practices (e.g., yoga) utilized in conjunction with evidenced-based non-pharmacological treatments like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to treat pediatric pain. Hence, this 7-week interventional pilot study was conducted to evaluate the impact of combining yoga and CBT for both pediatric patients with chronic pain and their caregivers.

Enrollment

35 patients

Sex

All

Ages

14 to 18 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Established Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) patients 14-18 years old, of any gender, race, or ethnicity
English speaking
Has received a diagnosis related to the primary symptom of chronic pain
For adolescents who are less than 18 y/o, parental or guardian permission (informed consent) and adolescent assent (patient)
Parents or legal guardians of adolescents enrolled, who speak English
Parents or legal guardians' permission (informed consent) of their own participation

Exclusion criteria

Current medical status or cognitive functioning precludes completing assessment instruments (e.g., cognitive or intellectual disability such as diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder)
Physical limitation, handicap, or injury that would prevent participation or risk further injury or harm (e.g. physical assistance required from a device)
Non-English speaking
For adolescents who are less than 18 years of age, parental or guardian permission (informed consent) and/or adolescent (patient) assent declined
Patient, who in the opinion of the investigator, may be non-compliant or unable to complete the study procedures
Parents or legal guardians of adolescents enrolled, who do not speak English
Parents or legal guardians' permission (informed consent) for their own participation or if the adolescent is less than 18 years of age and assent has been declined
Parents or legal guardians, who in the opinion of the investigator, may be non-compliant or unable to complete the study procedures (If the dyad or triad includes a primary caregiver who has a developmental delay, intellectual disability, or communication challenge that prohibits completion of questionnaires or participation in study sessions)