Effect of Yoga Vs. Stretching on Chronic Back Pain
CompletedPhase 2NCT00447668
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This study will compare the effectiveness of yoga classes, exercise classes, and a self-care book in the management of pain and function for people with low back pain.It will also for physical, psychological and physiological factors associated with improvement in back pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Effect of Yoga Vs. Stretching on Chronic Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Yoga
- Behavioral: Exercise
- Behavioral: Self-care book recommendations
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
- Collaborators
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Start date
- 2007-03
- Primary completion
- 2009-08
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 64 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Group Health Cooperative enrollee * Uncomplicated low back pain * At least moderate pain levels Exclusion Criteria: * Sciatica persisting 3 or more months after physician visit * History of cancer (other than nonmelanoma skin cancer) * Severe disk problems * Unstable medical conditions * Back surgery within past 3 years * Physically unable to do the yoga or exercise classes and homework * Unable to attend classes * Currently doing yoga * Taken yoga or exercise class for back pain within past year * Currently in litigation for back pain * Seeking other treatment for back pain
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00447668