Feasibility of At-Home Telehealth Yoga for Treating Chronic Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT04074109
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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 feasibility study will evaluate yoga as a treatment for chronic musculoskeletal pain. The experimental treatment is yoga delivered via a tablet computer to participants at home ("teleyoga"). First, the investigators will develop a suitable protocol for teleyoga. Second, the investigators will demonstrate the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial involving randomization to teleyoga or in-person yoga groups.
Study details
- Official title
- Feasibility of At-Home Telehealth Yoga for Treating Chronic Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Combination product: Teleyoga
- Behavioral: In-person yoga
- Sponsor
- Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
- Collaborators
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- Start date
- 2019-12-06
- Primary completion
- 2021-12-17
- 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: * Veteran * Medical clearance for participation by VA primary care provider * Diagnosis of musculoskeletal pain \> 6 months * Minimum pain intensity of 4 at screening on 0-10 scale * Any psychotropic treatments stable for at least 4 weeks before study * English literacy * Wireless Internet connection at home Exclusion Criteria: * Current participation in another clinical trial * Back surgery within the last 12 months * Back pain related to a specific underlying cause, disease, or condition * Baseline pain \<4 or \>9 on 0-10 scale * Unstable, serious coexisting medical illness * Unstable, serious coexisting mental illness * Attended or practiced yoga ≥1 time in the past 12 months * Active current suicidal plan or intent
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04074109