Chronic Pain, Opioid Addiction
Conditions
Keywords
Pain, Addiction, Buprenorphine, Counseling, Methadone, Yoga
Brief summary
This study is designed to develop an effective adjunctive treatment using yoga for chronic pain and opioid dependence.
Detailed description
This study aims to develop an adjunctive novel treatment intervention using yoga in opioid agonist maintained patients to effectively treat the co-occurring disorders of non-malignant chronic pain and opioid dependence (POD). Specific Aims: 1\) To conduct a pre-pilot phase with 8 patients with POD receiving opioid agonist maintenance treatment.
Interventions
OTHERYoga
Two yoga sessions per week for 8 weeks (one yoga session is instructional, the other is a practice session.
BEHAVIORALEducational Counseling
One didactic session per week of approximately 50 minutes that provides information about chronic pain and substance abuse disorders.
Sponsors
Yale University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years of age or older * Prescription opioid addiction or heroin addiction * Moderate to severe chronic pain, * Understands English
Exclusion criteria
* Current suicide or homicide risk * Life threatening or unstable medical condition * Medical or psychiatric condition that is judged to be of clinical concern by the PI or admitting clinician * Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain reduction | 8 weeks | Pain reduction will be measured by patient self-report using standard pain rating scales. |
| Reduce illicit opioid use | 8 weeks | Reduced illicit opioid use will be measured by patient self-report and urinalysis testing. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed