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Yoga Now (Treatment Group) for Back Pain

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Waitlist Available

Led By Robert B Saper, MD

Research Sponsored by Robert Saper

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up weeks 12 and 24

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will assess the effectiveness of yoga in managing chronic low back pain. The study uses a type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation design, which means that it will test the clinical intervention while also collecting data on implementation.

Eligible Conditions

Back Pain
Chronic Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Self-reported average pain intensity for the previous week

Self-reported back-related function

Secondary outcome measures

Analgesic use

Change of self-reported average pain intensity for the previous week

Change of self-reported back-related function

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Other outcome measures

Participant Satisfaction

Total Medical Expenditures for low back pain

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: Yoga Now (Treatment Group)Active Control1 Intervention

An initial 12-week Treatment Phase of weekly virtual yoga classes (Yoga Now) followed by a 12-week Follow-up Phase.

Group II: Yoga Later (Wait List Control Group)Active Control1 Intervention

A wait-list control group (Yoga Later) will receive usual care. After the 24 week study period, participants in Yoga Later will be offered the yoga intervention in a non-study format.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Robert SaperLead Sponsor

The Cleveland ClinicOTHER

1,026 Previous Clinical Trials

1,365,936 Total Patients Enrolled

4 Trials studying Back Pain

154 Patients Enrolled for Back Pain

Robert B Saper, MDPrincipal InvestigatorThe Cleveland Clinic

Media Library

Yoga Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05319691 — N/A

Back Pain Research Study Groups: Yoga Now (Treatment Group), Yoga Later (Wait List Control Group)

Back Pain Clinical Trial 2023: Yoga Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05319691 — N/A

Yoga 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05319691 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is there a particular set of criteria that would make someone an ideal candidate to contribute to this research?

"The current medical study is searching for 140 individuals who are suffering from back pain and fall between 18 to 64 years old. Prospective participants must satisfy a few conditions including: age criteria, evidence of non-specific lower back pain enduring over 12 weeks with an average pain intensity rating of 4 or above on the 11 point numerical scale, and fluency in English."

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Are there any opportunities currently available to join this experiment?

"According to information gathered from clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is closed for enrollment and has been since May 6th 2022. However, there are still 711 other trials actively recruiting patients as of now."

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What goals is this medical experiment hoping to accomplish?

"The primary metric evaluated in this study will be the participants' self-reported average pain intensity over a seven-day period. The secondary objectives encompass evaluating changes of reported pain intensity (via an 11 point numerical scale), back-related function (using the Modified Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire) and analgesic use, as recorded by milligrams."

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Is it permissible for individuals aged over 20 to partake in this clinical experimentation?

"This medical trial is open to patients between the ages of 18 and 64. Those under 18 have 44 different studies available, while those over 65 can explore 606 additional options."

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Recent research and studies

TrialsJournal

Yoga Vs. Physical Therapy Vs. Education for Chronic Low Back Pain in Predominantly Minority Populations: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Saper, Robert B, Karen J Sherman, Anthony Delitto, Patricia M Herman, Joel Stevans, Ruth Paris, Julia E Keosaian, et al.. 2014. “Yoga Vs. Physical Therapy Vs. Education for Chronic Low Back Pain in Predominantly Minority Populations: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial”. Trials. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-67.

Medical CareJournal

Effectiveness-implementation Hybrid Designs

Curran, Geoffrey M., Mark Bauer, Brian Mittman, Jeffrey M. Pyne, and Cheryl Stetler. 2012. “Effectiveness-implementation Hybrid Designs”. Medical Care. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1097/mlr.0b013e3182408812.

TrialsJournal

Yoga Vs. Physical Therapy Vs. Education for Chronic Low Back Pain in Predominantly Minority Populations: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Annals of Internal MedicineJournal

Yoga, Physical Therapy, or Education for Chronic Low Back Pain