Effect of Yoga Exercises on Spinal Flexibility, Pain and Functional Disability in Women with Chronic Lumbar Disk Herniation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of Yoga Exercises on Spinal Flexibility, Pain and Functional Disability in Women with Chronic Lumbar Disk Herniation: A Randomized Controlled Trial study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201109181675N7

Enrollment

Registered

2011-11-22

Start date

2010-05-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Chronic Lumbar Disk Herniation. Lumbar and Other Intervertebral Disc Disorders with Radiculopathy

Interventions

Intervention 1: Yoga exercises including 14 specific Yoga exercises: A 16 session's exercise program which lasted 8 weeks, twice per week, and 45 minutes per session. Intervention 2: General Exercises

Rehabilitation

Yoga exercises including 14 specific Yoga exercises: A 16 session's exercise program which lasted 8 weeks, twice per week, and 45 minutes per session.

General Exercises: Including classic abdominal and back exercises: : A 16 session's exercise program which lasted 8 weeks, twice per week, and 45 minutes per session.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Radicular LBP for a period of at least 3 months; Participants aged over 18 and less than 80 years old; Appropriateness of exercise in accordance with clinical assessment; Patients who have not been contraindicated from doing exercise based on Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire; and Patients diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation by specialist and radiography. Exclusion criteria: Patients suspected or confirmed for serious spinal pathology; Suspected or confirmed for pregnancy; Spinal column surgery; Insufficient treatment; Using other therapeutic modalities during the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Back pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Depression. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory II Questionnaire.;Angle of lumbar lordosis. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Flexible ruler.;Range of lumbar flexion. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Modified Schober test.;Disability. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: The Oswestry Disability Index.	—

Measure

Time frame

Back pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Depression. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory II Questionnaire.;Angle of lumbar lordosis. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Flexible ruler.;Range of lumbar flexion. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Modified Schober test.;Disability. Timepoint: Before intervention, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: The Oswestry Disability Index.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Asghar Akbari

Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

akbari_as@yahoo.com; akbaria@zaums.ac.ir+98 54 1325 8445

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026