NCT06704061

Online Yoga vs Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Treating Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 274 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will compare online yoga with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), an established treatment for chronic pain. We will compare the efficacy of the two treatments for reducing chronic musculoskeletal pain in veterans.

Detailed description

This study will test if online yoga is not inferior than ACT for treating chronic pain in veterans. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either online yoga instruction or ACT, once a week for 12 weeks in an online group class. They will complete self-report questionnaires about their experience of chronic pain. There will be a 6-month follow up period, during which the research team will check in with the participant to record any adverse events and maintain study contact.

Conditions

• Chronic Pain
• Musculoskeletal Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Yoga	A 12-week online yoga course designed to treat pain.
BEHAVIORAL	Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)	A 12-week behavioral therapy course designed to treat pain.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-07
• Primary completion: 2029-11-01
• Completion: 2029-11-01
• First posted: 2024-11-25
• Last updated: 2026-01-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States