Yoga Nidra is a scripted mind-body intervention (MBI) that uses guided relaxation technique in a reproducible sequence of mechanisms that naturally produce a parasympathetic response. This is a randomized controlled trial in which participants will be randomly assigned to one of three interventions: 1) yoga nidra (Yoga Nidra Script Basic), 2) yoga nidra with pain acceptance (Yoga Nidra Acceptance Intention), 3) yoga nidra with pain acceptance and Explicit Motor Imagery (Yoga Nidra Acceptance Intention and Visualization).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
This protocol is derived from The Origin and Clinical Relevance of Yoga Nidra (Pandi-Perumal, S. R. 2022)
Yoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intention
Yoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intervention and Motor Imagery
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida, United States
Pressure Pain Threshold
A computerized pressure algometer (AlgoMed, Ramat Yishai, Israel) with a 1 cm diameter rubber tip will be applied to the upper trapezius.
Time frame: Pre/Post intervention, Day 1
Temporal Summation
Change in pain ratings during 10 heat pulses will be recorded.
Time frame: Pre/Post intervention, Day 1
Conditioned Pain Modulation
Pressure pain threshold after a cold water immersion task.
Time frame: Pre/Post intervention, Day 1
Heat Pain Threshold
Participants will report when comfortable heat becomes painful by pressing a button. Temperature in degrees Celsius will be recorded at threshold
Time frame: Pre/Post intervention, Day 1
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