Yoga, Education, and Nidra (YEN) for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study on Pain Modulation, Well-Being, and Sleep

University of Central Florida

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: yoga, pain education, yoga nidra; Other: yoga, pain education, relaxing music

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06979713

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the impact of yoga, pain education, and yoga nidra with pain acceptance intention to yoga, pain education, and relaxing music on pain intensity, well-being, and sleep quality. This is a pilot study trial of individuals with chronic low back pain. Participants will attend two sessions in the laboratory (week 1 and week 8) and complete their assigned intervention 2 x per week for 6 weeks at home. Participants will be randomized to either receive yoga postures targeting the low back, pain education, and yoga nidra with pain acceptance intention and motor imagery or yoga postures targeting the low back, pain education, and relaxing music.

Enrollment: 24 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Chronic pain in lower back that has lasted for over three months
• Pain intensity rated as 3/10 or higher in the past 24 hours (0=no pain, 10=worst pain imaginable)

Exclusion criteria

• non-English speaking
• systemic medical conditions that affect sensation (such as uncontrolled diabetes)
• History of surgery or fracture within the past six months
• any blood clotting disorders (such as hemophilia)
• any contraindication to the application of ice (blood pressure > 140/90 mmHg, cold urticaria, cryoglobulinemia, paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria, circulatory compromise)
• Exceed pressure and heat sensory thresholds
• Unable to access the internet or email
• Pregnant
• Unable to exercise without medical clearance (assessed on PAR-Q+ on first visit)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

Yoga, Pain Education, Yoga Nidra

Experimental group

Description:

Yoga postures targeting lower back, pain education, yoga nidra with pain acceptance intention and motor imagery.

Treatment:

Other: yoga, pain education, yoga nidra

Yoga, Pain Education, Relaxing Music

Active Comparator group

Description:

Yoga postures targeting lower back, pain education, relaxing music

Treatment:

Other: yoga, pain education, relaxing music