Chronic Pain, Psychological Distress
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will be a randomized wait list controlled trial studying the efficacy of an Integrative Yoga Therapy for patients with chronic pain and psychological distress. Individualised yoga program will consist of a 8-week guided self-help program. This study will primarily investigate whether an individually tailored yoga can be beneficial for patients suffering from chronic pain reducing pain, anxiety depression, while improving overall quality of life.
Interventions
Yoga therapy will be based on personalised care consisting of Yoga relaxing posture, strengthening exercise, Yoga breathing, meditative psychotherapy, sound and imagery yoga practices, relaxation, yoga diet and life style management.
Sponsors
Aarogyam UK
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Experienced pain for \> 3 months * Experiences at least one type of psychological distress such as: depression, anxiety, insomnia or stress * Willing to provide informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Severe medical or psychiatric conditions * Alcohol or substance abuse * Active suicidality * Terminal illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain Severity: Visual Analogue Scale | From baseline to 8-week post intervention | Visual Analogue Scale ranging between 0-10 where 0 is no pain at all and 10 is worst pain |
| Pain Disability | From baseline to 8-week post intervention | Change in pain disability using Pain Disability Index (PDI) with 7 item.Each item scores on 0-10 numeric rating scale in which 0 means no disability and 10 is maximum disability |
| Symptoms of depression and anxiety | From baseline to 8-week post intervention | Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale with 14 item. Each item on the questionnaire is scored from 0-3 where higher score represents increased anxiety and depression levels |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Insomnia symptoms | From baseline to 8-week post intervention | Insomnia Severity Index has seven questions each scores between 0-4. Higher score defines severity of clinical insomnia |
| Mental well-being | From baseline to 8-week post intervention | The Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale; Minimum score: 7; maximum score: 35; higher score indicates greater level of wellbeing |
| Self Efficacy: Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ)- 2 item scale | From baseline to 8-week post intervention | Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ)- 2 item scale |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Primary ContactUsha Solanki
Outcome results
None listed