Comparing Yoga Nidra, Yoga, and Control Condition on Pain in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT07543835

University of Central Florida27 enrolled

Overview

Individuals with chronic low back pain will undergo a yoga, yoga nidra, and control condition on separate visits. Each visit, before and after the intervention, participants with rate their pain in response to heat stimuli, a sit to stand task, and questionnaires.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

YogaOTHER

Participants will complete a series of yoga poses.

Yoga NidraOTHER

Participants will complete yoga nidra, a guided meditation.

Control ConditionOTHER

Participants will listen to a story.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * low back pain classified as symptoms localized to the posterior region of the trunk, extending from the lower margin of the last rib to the gluteal folds * low back pain for three months or longer with a average pain intensity = 3/10 on the 11-point numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) within the previous twenty-four hours * experienced three or more low back pain episodes within the past 3 years * fluency in English * ability to attend all visits * reliable email access. Exclusion Criteria: * systemic or neurological conditions that could alter sensation (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes) * any surgery or fracture within 6 months * blood-clotting disorders or contraindications to pressure and heat stimuli * current pregnancy and requirement for medical clearance to exercise (screened with Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire-Plus PAR-Q+ * not receiving physical therapy or chiropractor treatments for low back pain

Locations (1)

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Heat Pain Threshold

Participants will undergo heat pain threshold. A thermode will be applied to the low back with temperature increasing at 1 degree Celsius per second. Participants will report when the sensation changes from heat to pain and the temperature recorded.

Time frame: through study completion, typically 2 weeks

Temporal Summation

Participants will apply thermode to the bottom of the foot and rate their pain in response to 10 heat pulses peaking at 49 degrees Celsius.

Time frame: through study completion, typically 2 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Pain Catastrophizing Scale

Participants will complete the pain catastrophizing scale.

Time frame: through study completion, typically 2 weeks

Five Times Sit to Stand

Participants with stand up and sit down from a chair five times. The time to complete this task will be recorded.

Time frame: through study completion, typically 2 weeks

Central Contacts

Abigail Anderson Assistant Professor

CONTACT

407-823-1026 Abigail.Wilson@ucf.edu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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