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Treating Chronic Pain in Gulf War Illness

CompletedNot applicableNCT02378025
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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 purpose of this study is to determine whether yoga is effective for the treatment of chronic pain in Gulf War Illness.

Study details

Official title
A Multimodal Evaluation of the Comparative Efficacy of Yoga Versus a Patient Centered Support Group for Treating Chronic Pain in Gulf War Illness
Conditions
Interventions
  • Behavioral: Yoga Group
  • Behavioral: Pain Management Wellness Group
Sponsor
Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
Collaborators
United States Department of Defense
Start date
2015-06-01
Primary completion
2018-03
Sex
All
Age range
from 42 Years to 85 Years
Results posted
Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Served in the military in 1990-1991, regardless of deployment. * History of chronic pain. * Able to attend weekly visits at the study center for 10 weeks. * If on a psychotropic medication, the regimen will be stable for at least 4 weeks, prior to entry in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in another clinical trial. * Unable to visit the study center. * Unable to stand or walk.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02378025