Tele-Yoga Therapy for Chronic Pain
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Chronic pain is highly prevalent and associated with a large symptom burden, that is had been more concerning during Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown. Benefits of yoga in chronic pain management are very well known. With this background we developed Tele-Yoga therapy program and evaluated the success of this single arm study.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Tele-Yoga Therapy Individualised Yoga therapy based on participant's clinical condition and personal needs. Twice a week sessions were carried out by trained and experienced Yoga therapist via video conference with each therapy for individualized based on each participant. |
Other: Tele-Yoga Therapy
Yoga practices combining with joint loosening exercises (Sukshma Vyayama), postures (Asana), breathing exercises (Pranayama), relaxation techniques and chanting ( A, U, M, and AUM { ૐ}) syllable chants meditation. Each session ended with home practice exercises given to the participants to practice everyday.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Pain Intensity [From baseline to 6-week post intervention]
visual-analogic scale (VAS), using pain level from "no pain" (0) to "worst imaginable pain" (10)
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Pain Disability [From baseline to 6-week post intervention]
Pain Disability Index (PDI) using seven rating scales, structured in Likert form, from "no disability" (0) to "worst disability" (10)
- Anxiety [From Baseline to 6-week post intervention]
Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, consisting of 7 scales for measuring anxiety levels
- Depression [From baseline to 6-week post intervention]
Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, consisting of 7 scales for measuring depression levels
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Chronic pain for at least 3 months
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Having access to internet and video calls
Exclusion Criteria:
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Pregnant or breast-feeding women,
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Patients not willing to give written consent
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Patients with severe psychiatric or personality disorder
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Malignancy
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Aarogyam UK | Leicester | Leicestershire | United Kingdom |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Aarogyam UK
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Neha Sharma, Aarogyam UK
- Study Chair: Dipa Modi, Aarogyam UK
- Study Chair: Bhavna Pandya, Aarogyam UK
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- AU/018