NCT03010878

Yoga and Occupational Therapy to Improve Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 83 (actual)
• Sponsor: Colorado State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This was a randomized control trial of a yoga and self-management intervention for individuals with chronic pain. Participants were assigned to either a wait-list control group (self-management only), or a yoga intervention (self-management and yoga). Self-management education session occurred monthly within the community. Group yoga intervention was delivered two times a week with a specifically designed program that was progressively more difficult. Assessments were then administered pre and post intervention, and a semi-structured interview was completed following the intervention. Quantitative and qualitative data were then compared between groups.

Detailed description

This was a randomized control trial completed with two specific aims. Aim 1: To assess the feasibility of completing a group yoga intervention in conjunction with an ongoing self-management education for people with chronic pain. Aim 2: To explore the preliminary efficacy of a group yoga intervention in people with chronic pain. The key variables of interest were pain interference, functional performance, balance, strength, mobility, and quality of life (QoL)

Conditions

• Chronic Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Yoga	The yoga intervention group addressed pain as a primary variable and balance as a secondary variable and how to best manage these symptoms in the clinic and community. Yoga was delivered in sitting, standing, and floor postures
OTHER	Self-management	The self-management education group was provide once a month through University of Colorado Health Fort Collins Family Medicine Residency Program Pain Management Clinic. The program consisted of lifestyle variations, accountability, modifications, and strategies to management pain in daily life.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-08-01
• Primary completion: 2016-05-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2017-01-05
• Last updated: 2025-06-06
• Results posted: 2025-06-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States