Effects of Yoga Versus Passive Modality on Pain, Disability, Salivary Cortisol Concentrations, Brain- Derived Neurotropic Factor, Heart Rate Variability and Immune Functions Among Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT02244645
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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 may clarify a potential promising mechanism and clearest evidence to support the value of yoga as a therapeutic option for reducing chronic low back pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Yoga Versus Passive Modality on Pain, Disability, Salivary Cortisol Concentrations, Brain- Derived Neurotropic Factor, Heart Rate Variability and Immune Functions Among Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: passive modality
- Behavioral: Yoga treatment
- Sponsor
- Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital
- Start date
- 2013-12
- Primary completion
- 2015-11
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Taiwan
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient with idiopathic low back pain of more than 12 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: * Current pregnancy * Diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, failed back syndrome and other chronic illnesses. * Inability to participate yoga exercise regularly. * Accept steroid treatment within 3 months. * BMI \> 30
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02244645