NCT04723225

Effectiveness of Cat-Cow Yoga in Managing Chronic Low Back Pain

To Observe The Effectiveness Of Cat-Cow Yoga In The Pain Management Of Chronic Low Back Pain In Health Care Professionals

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Karachi · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A randomized control trial is planned to investigate the effectiveness of Cat-Cow yoga as a treatment for chronic low back pain CLBP. An 12 weeks course of intervention will be provided to the candidates that will meet the eligibility criteria of the study. Substance P, beta endorphins and cortisol will be tested both the groups' pre and post treatment and then the difference from the baseline value will be determined.

Detailed description

A randomized control trial will be conducted. Subjects who have passed the eligibility criteria will be asked for their consent to participate in the study. Then they will be chosen into their groups randomly. Every individual will have a fair chance to be selected in the test group in which they will receive the intervention, while the control group will receive 'usual care'. The outcomes of the study will be examined before the intervention and after the intervention with an interval of 12 weeks. Subjects for this study will be enrolled from different Health care professionals of Karachi, Pakistan. Participants of the study will have diverse ethnicity, culture, socio-economic status etc. participants will be considered eligible for the study if the meet all the requirements of the inclusion criteria. Subjects will be invited and motivated for their participation in the study through advertisement on the notice board of their office. Those who have volunteered for the study will be provided with a consent form with detailed description of the study about its aims, duration and expected outcomes. Interventions The experimental intervention (Cat-Cow Yoga): The cat-cow yoga therapy will be conducted in a conserved therapy center in Karachi. Session will start with a 10 minutes of warm-ups followed by 30 minutes of the therapy session in the afternoon three days a week (total 12 weeks). The control intervention: In control group, subjects will be given the usual care that if not vanishes the pain completely; will provide relief from the pain for the time being. Subjects in the control group will be asked to maintain a proper posture, take breaks during the work, remain active and to apply superficial heat if their pain exceeds their tolerance level.

Conditions

• Chronic Low-back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Cat-Cow Yoga	Cat-Cow is one of the essential postures in yoga for its beneficial reasons. It is an alternate shift of posture from flexion of the back (rounded) to the extension of the back (arched). During each set of movement, inhalation and exhalation will be guided

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-30
• Primary completion: 2022-12-15
• Completion: 2023-01-20
• First posted: 2021-01-25
• Last updated: 2023-02-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan