Mindful Yoga Therapy for Veterans With PTSD and Pain
WithdrawnNot applicableNCT01957371
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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 primary objective of the current study is to establish the safety and acceptability of Mindful Yoga Therapy as an adjunctive treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans. The current study also seeks to establish preliminary efficacy of MYT for reduction of PTSD and chronic pain symptoms and explore anxiety sensitivity as a mechanism of therapeutic action.
Study details
- Official title
- Mindful Yoga Therapy as an Adjunctive Treatment for Veterans With PTSD and Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Mindful Yoga Therapy
- Sponsor
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System
- Start date
- 2013-09
- Primary completion
- 2015-09
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 45 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: * OIF/OEF/OND Veteran * Ages 18-45 * A willingness to participate in yoga and ability to commit to two 75-minute sessions per week for 12 weeks. * Currently enrolled (under active care) at the PTSD firm or the MST group at VACHS, West Haven * Participants will meet clinical criteria of PTSD (DSM-IV-TR) * Comorbid conditions, including substance abuse/dependence will be allowed except as noted under exclusion criteria. * Veteran with combat exposure or military sexual trauma during deployment(s). * Non-cancer pain score (NRS pain score \> 4 on a 0-10 scale whereby 0=no pain and 10=worst pain imaginable) and presence of pain for \>3 consecutive months Exclusion Criteria: * Any diagnosis of current comorbid psychotic disorders or bipolar disorder * Active SI/HI * Primary and only pain complaint as headache disorder * A regular yoga or meditation practice in past month (more than twice weekly) * Participants with significant limitations or injuries (Potential participants with significant limitations or injuries will be evaluated on an individual basis by research team and the yoga therapists.) * Inability to speak or read English
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01957371