Effects of Hatha Yoga on Chronic Neck Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT01171274
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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)
Hatha Yoga is a traditional system of exercises, used in India for the relief of painful condition since centuries and gaining more and more interest in Europe and the US. While studies have demonstrated benefits of Hatha Yoga for patients with chronic low back pain, no studies regarding chronic neck pain are available until now. The purpose of this study is to determine if Hatha Yoga can ameliorate chronic neck pain and related restrictions.
Study details
- Official title
- Randomisierte Kontrollierte Studie Zum Einfluss Von Hatha Yoga Auf Sensorische Schwellen, Kinästhetik Und Körperbild Bei Patienten Mit Chronischen Nackenschmerzen
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Hatha Yoga
- Behavioral: Information regarding exercises and behaviour
- Sponsor
- Universität Duisburg-Essen
- Start date
- 2010-08
- Primary completion
- 2010-12
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 60 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Germany
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic mechanical neck pain, at least 40 mm on the 100mm visual analog scale. * Pain for at least 3 months. Exclusion Criteria: * radicular symptoms * congenital spine deformity * pregnancy * rheumatic diseases * oncologic diseases * other severe psychiatric or somatic comorbidity * recent invasive or surgical treatment of the spine * regularly yoga practice participation in other studies
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01171274