Feasibility of Identifying Brain Mechanisms of Qigong and Behavioral Outcomes After Qigong Practice in People With Chronic Low Back Pain
RecruitingNot applicableNCT04164225
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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 long-term objective of this investigation is to identify how Qigong affects brain function in brain areas relevant to patients with chronic low back pain (cLBP), thereby setting a foundation from which to perform further clinical research.
Study details
- Official title
- Identifying Brain Mechanisms Related to Body Awareness Using QiGong to Relieve Chronic Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Qigong Exercise
- Behavioral: P.Volve Exercises
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
- Start date
- 2020-01-21
- Primary completion
- 2028-06-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 70 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: \- Adults with chronic low back pain Exclusion Criteria: * Those with cognitive problems * Those unable to speak or understand instructions * Those who have nerve problems, fractures, or infections * Those who do not speak English * Those with severe deficit in motor imagery or in vision (both are used in MRI tasks)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04164225