Effect of Yoga Vs. Stretching on Chronic Back Pain - Full Text View

Effect of Yoga Vs. Stretching on Chronic Back Pain (YES)

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), September 2008

Sponsored by:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Information provided by:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00447668

Purpose

This study will compare the effectiveness of yoga classes, exercise classes, and a self-care book in the management of pain and function for people with low back pain.It will also for physical, psychological and physiological factors associated with improvement in back pain.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain	Behavioral: Yoga Behavioral: Exercise Behavioral: Self-care book recommendations	Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Back Pain Exercise and Physical Fitness

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Effect of Yoga Vs. Stretching on Chronic Back Pain

Further study details as provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Primary Outcome Measures:

Back-related function [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Pain [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	210
Study Start Date:	March 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date:	August 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	August 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental	Behavioral: Yoga Yoga for back pain
2: Active Comparator Exercise	Behavioral: Exercise exercises for back pain
3: Active Comparator Self-care book recommendations	Behavioral: Self-care book recommendations Self-care book for back pain

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	20 Years to 64 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Group Health Cooperative enrollee
Uncomplicated low back pain
At least moderate pain levels

Exclusion Criteria:

Sciatica persisting 3 or more months after physician visit
History of cancer (other than nonmelanoma skin cancer)
Severe disk problems
Unstable medical conditions
Back surgery within past 3 years
Physically unable to do the yoga or exercise classes and homework
Unable to attend classes
Currently doing yoga
Taken yoga or exercise class for back pain within past year
Currently in litigation for back pain
Seeking other treatment for back pain

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00447668

Contacts

Contact: Rene J. Hawkes	206-287-2073	Hawkes.r@ghc.org
Contact: Trish Haak	206-287-2057	Haak.p@ghc.org

Locations

United States, Washington
Group Health Cooperative	Recruiting
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Karen J. Sherman, PhD

Group Health Cooperative

More Information

Responsible Party:	Group Health Center for Health Studies ( Karen Sherman )
Study ID Numbers:	U01 AT003208
Study First Received:	March 13, 2007
Last Updated:	September 24, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00447668
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Chronic Low Back Pain
Yoga

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Signs and Symptoms
Neurologic Manifestations
Low Back Pain
Pain
Back Pain

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009