Chronic Pain
Conditions
Keywords
chronic pain, meditation
Brief summary
Yoga Nidra is a scripted mind-body intervention (MBI) that uses guided relaxation technique in a reproducible sequence of mechanisms that naturally produce a parasympathetic response. This is a randomized controlled trial in which participants will be randomly assigned to one of three interventions: 1) yoga nidra (Yoga Nidra Script Basic), 2) yoga nidra with pain acceptance (Yoga Nidra Acceptance Intention), 3) yoga nidra with pain acceptance and Explicit Motor Imagery (Yoga Nidra Acceptance Intention and Visualization).
Interventions
OTHERYoga Nidra
This protocol is derived from The Origin and Clinical Relevance of Yoga Nidra (Pandi-Perumal, S. R. 2022)
OTHERYoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intention
Yoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intention
OTHERYoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intervention and Motor Imagery
Yoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intervention and Motor Imagery
Sponsors
University of Central Florida
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Chronic pain in the neck, low back, shoulder, hip, elbow, knee, wrist, or ankle that has lasted for over three months * Pain intensity rated as 3/10 or higher in the past 24 hours (0=no pain, 10=worst pain imaginable)
Exclusion criteria
* non-English speaking * systemic medical conditions that affect sensation (such as uncontrolled diabetes) * History of surgery or fracture within the past six months * any blood clotting disorders (such as hemophilia) * any contraindication to the application of ice (blood pressure \> 140/90 mmHg, cold urticaria, cryoglobulinemia, paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria, circulatory compromise) * Exceed pressure and heat sensory thresholds * Unable to access internet or email * Pregnant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pressure Pain Threshold | Pre/Post intervention, Day 1 | A computerized pressure algometer (AlgoMed, Ramat Yishai, Israel) with a 1 cm diameter rubber tip will be applied to the upper trapezius. |
| Temporal Summation | Pre/Post intervention, Day 1 | Change in pain ratings during 10 heat pulses will be recorded. |
| Conditioned Pain Modulation | Pre/Post intervention, Day 1 | Pressure pain threshold after a cold water immersion task. |
| Heat Pain Threshold | Pre/Post intervention, Day 1 | Participants will report when comfortable heat becomes painful by pressing a button. Temperature in degrees Celsius will be recorded at threshold |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAbigail Anderson, PT, DPT, PhD
University of Central Florida
Outcome results
None listed