NCT00056212

Evaluating Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (planned)
• Sponsor: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) · NIH
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will compare the effectiveness of yoga classes, exercise classes, and a self-care book in the management of pain and function for people with low back pain.

Detailed description

Back problems are among the most prevalent conditions affecting adults and are a leading reason for using complementary or alternative medical (CAM) therapies. Despite the common use of CAM therapies for back pain, little is known about how they compare with conventional treatments. This study will lay the groundwork for a full-scale trial that compares yoga with conventional exercise and usual care for chronic low back pain. This study will randomize 30 people with chronic low back pain to each of the following groups: yoga, a conventional therapeutic exercise program, and usual care. There will be 12 weeks of weekly treatment and follow-up assessments via phone at 6, 12, and 26 weeks to measure each treatment's impact on symptoms, function, quality of life, and utilization and costs of back pain related care.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Yoga
BEHAVIORAL	Exercise

Timeline

• Start date: 2002-07-01
• Completion: 2004-10-01
• First posted: 2003-03-10
• Last updated: 2006-08-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States