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Effect of Yoga Vs. Stretching on Chronic Back Pain

NCT ID: NCT00447668

Last Updated: 2017-10-13

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

210 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-03-31

Study Completion Date

2011-08-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

Keywords

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Chronic Low Back Pain Yoga

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Yoga

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Yoga for back pain

2

Exercise

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Exercise

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

exercises for back pain

3

Self-care book recommendations

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Self-care book recommendations

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Self-care book for back pain

Interventions

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Yoga

Yoga for back pain

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercise

exercises for back pain

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Self-care book recommendations

Self-care book for back pain

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

64 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Kaiser Permanente

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Karen J. Sherman, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Kaiser Permanente

Locations

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Group Health Cooperative

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Sherman KJ, Cherkin DC, Wellman RD, Cook AJ, Hawkes RJ, Delaney K, Deyo RA. A randomized trial comparing yoga, stretching, and a self-care book for chronic low back pain. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Dec 12;171(22):2019-26. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.524. Epub 2011 Oct 24.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22025101 (View on PubMed)

Sherman KJ, Cherkin DC, Cook AJ, Hawkes RJ, Deyo RA, Wellman R, Khalsa PS. Comparison of yoga versus stretching for chronic low back pain: protocol for the Yoga Exercise Self-care (YES) trial. Trials. 2010 Mar 31;11:36. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-11-36.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20356395 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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U01AT003208

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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U01AT003208

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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