Status:
COMPLETED
Physical Activity Interventions To Heal Chronic Low Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
University of Connecticut
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conditions:
Chronic Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will advance understanding on the mechanisms that mediate improved outcomes for chronic low back pain and provide specific directions for optimizing physical activity interventions for this...
Detailed Description
In this study, participants with chronic low back pain will be randomized to receive a 12-week physical activity intervention (2 times per week with encouragement for home practice). The experimental ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \- Age \> 18;
- Report of low back pain \>3 of last 6 months;
- Willing to attend 12-weeks of yoga or stretching (twice per week);
- Willing to complete 4 assessments;
- English Literacy;
- No changes in pain treatments in the past month;
- Willing to not change pain treatments during study unless medically necessary;
- Have not practiced yoga \> 2x in the last 12 months;
Exclusion
- \- back surgery within the last 1 year;
- back pain due to specific systemic problem (e.g., lupus);
- lower extremity weakness (motor strength 4/5 of the quads, gluts, hamstrings, EHL);
- sciatica or (+) straight leg raise (SLR);
- coexisting chronic pain problem (migraine headaches, fibromyalgia);
- Serious or unstable psychiatric illness (e.g. psychosis, mania, history of suicide attempt);
- major coexisting medical illness (e.g., cancer, COPD, morbid obesity);
- Positive Romberg test (with or without sensory neuropathy).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
204 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04678297
Start Date
October 1 2020
End Date
June 30 2025
Last Update
July 29 2025
Active Locations (1)
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University of Connecticut
Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut, United States, 06269