Yoga and Qigong for Elderly Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
CompletedPhase 2, Phase 3NCT01303588
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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)
The objective of this study is to evaluate whether yoga or qigong therapy is effective in treating low back pain in elderly patients compared to no therapy (waiting list control). The secondary aim is to compare yoga and qigong.
Study details
- Official title
- Yoga and Qigong for Elderly Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Yoga
- Behavioral: Qigong
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
- Start date
- 2011-05
- Primary completion
- 2012-05
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 65 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: * Men and women ≥ 65 years of age * Chronic low back pain since 6 months at least * Functional Rating Index (FRI) ≥ 2 last 7 days * Informed consent form signed Exclusion Criteria: * Disc prolapse with acute neurological symptoms * Previous spinal operations * Severe organic or psychiatric disease conditions, not allowing to participate in the trial * Use of opioids * Drug- and alcohol-addiction * Participation in another clinical trial within the last 6 months * Participation in yoga or qigong training within the last 12 months * Planned physical therapy within study duration
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01303588