Trial Outcomes & Findings for Mindfulness and Yoga for Pain With Interstitial Cystitis Evaluation (NCT NCT04820855)

NCT ID: NCT04820855

Last Updated: 2025-03-05

Results Overview

This is a validated single question that determines treatment response. Participants were considered "treatment responders" if they answered "markedly improved/moderately improved" on the GRA at 12 weeks.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

97 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

3 months

Results posted on

2025-03-05

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Treatment
This is an individual treatment program devised by a pelvic floor physical therapist including a daily yoga series and mindfulness via a Smartphone app. Treatment: This is the treatment program devised win conjunction with a pelvic floor physical therapist. It is a daily yoga series and mindfulness with a Smartphone app. Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Control
These are participants undergoing regular treatment for interstitial cystitis with their providers Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Overall Study
STARTED
49
48
Overall Study
COMPLETED
43
39
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
6
9

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Treatment
This is an individual treatment program devised by a pelvic floor physical therapist including a daily yoga series and mindfulness via a Smartphone app. Treatment: This is the treatment program devised win conjunction with a pelvic floor physical therapist. It is a daily yoga series and mindfulness with a Smartphone app. Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Control
These are participants undergoing regular treatment for interstitial cystitis with their providers Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
6
9

Baseline Characteristics

Mindfulness and Yoga for Pain With Interstitial Cystitis Evaluation

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Treatment
n=49 Participants
This is an individual treatment program devised by a pelvic floor physical therapist including a daily yoga series and mindfulness via a Smartphone app. Treatment: This is the treatment program devised win conjunction with a pelvic floor physical therapist. It is a daily yoga series and mindfulness with a Smartphone app. Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Control
n=48 Participants
These are participants undergoing regular treatment for interstitial cystitis with their providers Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Total
n=97 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
49 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15 • n=5 Participants
50 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 17 • n=7 Participants
49.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.8 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
49 Participants
n=5 Participants
48 Participants
n=7 Participants
97 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
11 Participants
n=5 Participants
11 Participants
n=7 Participants
22 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
36 Participants
n=5 Participants
34 Participants
n=7 Participants
70 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
3 Participants
n=7 Participants
5 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
46 Participants
n=5 Participants
44 Participants
n=7 Participants
90 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
49 participants
n=5 Participants
48 participants
n=7 Participants
97 participants
n=5 Participants
Education
HIgh schooil or high school equivalency certificate
9 participants
n=5 Participants
7 participants
n=7 Participants
16 participants
n=5 Participants
Education
Associate degree
9 participants
n=5 Participants
8 participants
n=7 Participants
17 participants
n=5 Participants
Education
4y college degree
19 participants
n=5 Participants
15 participants
n=7 Participants
34 participants
n=5 Participants
Education
Graduate degree
12 participants
n=5 Participants
17 participants
n=7 Participants
29 participants
n=5 Participants
Education
Unknown or not recorded
0 participants
n=5 Participants
1 participants
n=7 Participants
1 participants
n=5 Participants
Marital status
Single
10 participants
n=5 Participants
12 participants
n=7 Participants
22 participants
n=5 Participants
Marital status
Married
28 participants
n=5 Participants
25 participants
n=7 Participants
53 participants
n=5 Participants
Marital status
Divorced, separated, widowed
11 participants
n=5 Participants
11 participants
n=7 Participants
22 participants
n=5 Participants
History of substance use disorder
3 participants
n=5 Participants
2 participants
n=7 Participants
5 participants
n=5 Participants
Age of diagnosis of ICBPS
45 years
n=5 Participants
39 years
n=7 Participants
41.2 years
n=5 Participants
Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Index Score
11.7 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.6 • n=5 Participants
13.2 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.4 • n=7 Participants
12.4 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.1 • n=5 Participants
Interstitial Cystitis Problem Index Score
10 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.2 • n=5 Participants
11.2 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.3 • n=7 Participants
10.6 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.3 • n=5 Participants
Pain Visual Analog Scale Score
4.8 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.3 • n=5 Participants
5.0 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.1 • n=7 Participants
4.9 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.2 • n=5 Participants
Hospital Anxiety and Depression anxiety score
9.7 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.9 • n=5 Participants
9.1 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.3 • n=7 Participants
9.4 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.1 • n=5 Participants
Hospital Anxiety and Depression depression score
5.3 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.6 • n=5 Participants
6.3 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.3 • n=7 Participants
5.8 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.0 • n=5 Participants
PROMIS Pain Interference Score
17.5 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.6 • n=5 Participants
18.3 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.0 • n=7 Participants
17.9 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.8 • n=5 Participants
Pain self efficacy score
7.1 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.5 • n=5 Participants
7.2 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.4 • n=7 Participants
7.15 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.4 • n=5 Participants
Prior treatments
Education, behavioral modification, stress management
23 participants
n=5 Participants
21 participants
n=7 Participants
44 participants
n=5 Participants
Prior treatments
Medications, intravesical instillations, physical therapy
48 participants
n=5 Participants
48 participants
n=7 Participants
96 participants
n=5 Participants
Prior treatments
Cystoscopic hydrodistension under general anesthesia
2 participants
n=5 Participants
3 participants
n=7 Participants
5 participants
n=5 Participants
Prior treatments
Intradetrusor botulinum toxin A, sacral neuromodulation
1 participants
n=5 Participants
1 participants
n=7 Participants
2 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 3 months

This is a validated single question that determines treatment response. Participants were considered "treatment responders" if they answered "markedly improved/moderately improved" on the GRA at 12 weeks.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Treatment
n=43 Participants
This is an individual treatment program devised by a pelvic floor physical therapist including a daily yoga series and mindfulness via a Smartphone app. Treatment: This is the treatment program devised win conjunction with a pelvic floor physical therapist. It is a daily yoga series and mindfulness with a Smartphone app. Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Control
n=39 Participants
These are participants undergoing regular treatment for interstitial cystitis with their providers Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Number of Participants Designated as "Treatment Responders" Based on Global Response Assessment (GRA)
31 Participants
10 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: change from baseline to 3 months

This is a validated questionnaire to evaluate interstitial cystitis symptoms. The Interstitial Cystitis Symptoms Index Scale (ICSI) is a scale of point ranging from 0 to 20, with higher scores indicating WORSE OUTCOMES (more symptoms)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Treatment
n=43 Participants
This is an individual treatment program devised by a pelvic floor physical therapist including a daily yoga series and mindfulness via a Smartphone app. Treatment: This is the treatment program devised win conjunction with a pelvic floor physical therapist. It is a daily yoga series and mindfulness with a Smartphone app. Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Control
n=39 Participants
These are participants undergoing regular treatment for interstitial cystitis with their providers Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
O'Leary-Sant: Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Index
-3.4 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.7
-1.5 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.9

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: change from baseline to 3 months

The Interstitial Cystitis Problem Index Scale (ICPI) is a scale of point ranging from 0 to 16, with higher scores indicating WORSE OUTCOMES (more problems)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Treatment
n=43 Participants
This is an individual treatment program devised by a pelvic floor physical therapist including a daily yoga series and mindfulness via a Smartphone app. Treatment: This is the treatment program devised win conjunction with a pelvic floor physical therapist. It is a daily yoga series and mindfulness with a Smartphone app. Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Control
n=39 Participants
These are participants undergoing regular treatment for interstitial cystitis with their providers Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
O'Leary-Sant: Interstitial Cystitis Problem Index
-3.7 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.2
-1.9 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.8

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: change from baseline to 3 months

The Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score ranges from 1 to 10, with patients ranking their pain from no pain (score of 0) to most severe pain imaginable (score of 10), with high scores indicating WORSE OUTCOMES (more pain)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Treatment
n=43 Participants
This is an individual treatment program devised by a pelvic floor physical therapist including a daily yoga series and mindfulness via a Smartphone app. Treatment: This is the treatment program devised win conjunction with a pelvic floor physical therapist. It is a daily yoga series and mindfulness with a Smartphone app. Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Control
n=39 Participants
These are participants undergoing regular treatment for interstitial cystitis with their providers Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Pain VAS Score
-1.7 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.4
-0.3 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.3

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: change from baseline to 3 months

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) anxiety subscale has a score range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety levels (WORSE OUTCOMES). Each item on the scale is scored from 0 to 3, contributing to the total possible score of 21 for the anxiety subscale at most (highest level of anxiety). A score of 0-7 is generally considered normal, 8-10 as mild anxiety, 11-14 as moderate anxiety, and 15 or higher as severe anxiety.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Treatment
n=43 Participants
This is an individual treatment program devised by a pelvic floor physical therapist including a daily yoga series and mindfulness via a Smartphone app. Treatment: This is the treatment program devised win conjunction with a pelvic floor physical therapist. It is a daily yoga series and mindfulness with a Smartphone app. Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Control
n=39 Participants
These are participants undergoing regular treatment for interstitial cystitis with their providers Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Anxiety Subscale
-1.6 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.8
-0.6 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: change from baseline to 3 months

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) depression subscale has a score ranging 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating greater levels of depression (WORSE OUTCOME). Each item on the scale is scored from 0 to 3, contributing to the total possible score of 21 for the depression subscale at most (highest level of depression).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Treatment
n=43 Participants
This is an individual treatment program devised by a pelvic floor physical therapist including a daily yoga series and mindfulness via a Smartphone app. Treatment: This is the treatment program devised win conjunction with a pelvic floor physical therapist. It is a daily yoga series and mindfulness with a Smartphone app. Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Control
n=39 Participants
These are participants undergoing regular treatment for interstitial cystitis with their providers Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Depression Subscale
-1.6 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.6
-0.7 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.3

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: change froom baseline to 3 months

The PROMIS Pain Interference Scale (PIS) has a raw score ranging from 5 to 30, with higher scores indicating a greater level of pain interference in life (WORSE OUTCOMES).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Treatment
n=43 Participants
This is an individual treatment program devised by a pelvic floor physical therapist including a daily yoga series and mindfulness via a Smartphone app. Treatment: This is the treatment program devised win conjunction with a pelvic floor physical therapist. It is a daily yoga series and mindfulness with a Smartphone app. Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Control
n=39 Participants
These are participants undergoing regular treatment for interstitial cystitis with their providers Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
PROMIS Pain Interference Score
-5.5 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.9
-3.1 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 6.2

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: change from baseline to 3 months

The Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) score ranges from 0 to 60, with higher scores indicating a greater belief in one's ability to manage pain and function (BETTER OUTCOMES).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Treatment
n=43 Participants
This is an individual treatment program devised by a pelvic floor physical therapist including a daily yoga series and mindfulness via a Smartphone app. Treatment: This is the treatment program devised win conjunction with a pelvic floor physical therapist. It is a daily yoga series and mindfulness with a Smartphone app. Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Control
n=39 Participants
These are participants undergoing regular treatment for interstitial cystitis with their providers Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Pain Self-efficacy-2 Score
1.5 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.2
0.9 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.4

Adverse Events

Treatment

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 1 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Control

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Treatment
n=49 participants at risk
This is an individual treatment program devised by a pelvic floor physical therapist including a daily yoga series and mindfulness via a Smartphone app. Treatment: This is the treatment program devised win conjunction with a pelvic floor physical therapist. It is a daily yoga series and mindfulness with a Smartphone app. Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Control
n=48 participants at risk
These are participants undergoing regular treatment for interstitial cystitis with their providers Usual Cares: This is standard treatment for Interstitial cystitis with your provider.
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
COVID-19
2.0%
1/49 • Number of events 1 • Over 3 months during study participation.
Participants were contacted weekly during the study period and specifically asked if they experienced any adverse events and data was recorded.
0.00%
0/48 • Over 3 months during study participation.
Participants were contacted weekly during the study period and specifically asked if they experienced any adverse events and data was recorded.

Additional Information

Dr. Angela Dao

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Phone: 5059678428

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place