Yoga and Mantram for Chronic Pain and PTSD
CompletedNot applicableNCT03816007
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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)
PTSD is prevalent among Veterans and is associated with physical and functional impairments in addition to PTSD symptoms. Veterans with PTSD experience more chronic pain and pain-related functional limitations than Veterans without PTSD. Mind-body interventions such as yoga and meditation are non-pharmacological options for treating both chronic pain and PTSD. This pilot study will add an existing mantram repetition (MR) component designed for Veterans with PTSD to an active yoga intervention known to improve function in chronic back pain patients. The study will examine the acceptability of the interventions, adverse events, and the feasibility of recruitment, attendance, retention, treatment fidelity, and assessments by recruiting and randomizing 32 VA patients with PTSD to either yoga plus MR or to a relaxation/health education control. Health outcomes including pain-related function, pain, and PTSD symptoms will be measured. If feasible, the data will be used to plan a full-scale trial of enhanced yoga for pain in VA patients with PTSD.
Study details
- Official title
- An Enhanced Mind-body Intervention to Reduce Disability and Pain in Veterans With PTSD
- Conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Chronic Low Back Pain
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Yoga and Mantram Repetition
- Behavioral: Veteran Calm
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Start date
- 2021-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2022-01-31
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 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: * Veterans Affairs (VA) patients * age \> 18 * current diagnosis of PTSD * score of 25 on Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) * willing to reduce or cease opioid medications * willing to attend 12-weeks of mind-body interventions and complete 3 assessments Exclusion Criteria: * serious or unstable psychiatric illness * e.g. psychosis, mania * suicidal or homicidal ideation * \< 3 months since major trauma event * moderate or severe cognitive impairment * practiced yoga or mantram repetition \> 2x in the last 6 months * coexisting medical illness with yoga contraindicated
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03816007