Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
elderly patients
Brief summary
The objective of this study is to evaluate whether yoga or qigong therapy is effective in treating low back pain in elderly patients compared to no therapy (waiting list control). The secondary aim is to compare yoga and qigong.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALYoga
24 group training sessions Yoga, 2 training sessions per week, 45 min duration , over 3 months
BEHAVIORALQigong
12 group training sessions Qigong, 1 training per week, 90 min duration , over 3 months
Sponsors
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Men and women ≥ 65 years of age * Chronic low back pain since 6 months at least * Functional Rating Index (FRI) ≥ 2 last 7 days * Informed consent form signed
Exclusion criteria
* Disc prolapse with acute neurological symptoms * Previous spinal operations * Severe organic or psychiatric disease conditions, not allowing to participate in the trial * Use of opioids * Drug- and alcohol-addiction * Participation in another clinical trial within the last 6 months * Participation in yoga or qigong training within the last 12 months * Planned physical therapy within study duration
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional rating Index (FRI) | 3 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale | 3, 6 months |
| FFb-HR | 3, 6 months |
| Pain medication | 6 months |
| Falls | 6 months |
| Functional Rating Index | 6 months |
| SF 36 | 3, 6 months |
| Geriatric Depression Scale | 3, 6 months |
| Adverse events | 6 months |
| Tinetti Test | 3, 6 months |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed