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Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain in the Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan

CompletedNot applicableNCT05319691
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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 uses clinical trial and implementation science methodology to specifically assess the effectiveness of yoga into the management of chronic low back pain (cLBP) within the Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan. The study will use a type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation design, which tests a clinical intervention while collecting data on implementation. Studying and implementing evidence-based, non-pharmacologic interventions is an important strategy for improving pain management and reducing opioid use disorder.

Study details

Official title
Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Type 1 Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Pragmatic Randomized Control Trial in the Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan
Interventions
Sponsor
Robert Saper
Collaborators
The Cleveland Clinic
Organization
The Cleveland Clinic
Start date
2022-05-03
Primary completion
2023-05-30
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years to 64 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: * 18-64 years old * Current non-specific LBP persisting ≥12 weeks with average pain intensity ≥4 for the previous week on an 11-point numerical rating scale * Ability to speak and understand English Exclusion Criteria: * Any severe psychiatric or medical comorbidity in the Principal Investigator's judgment that would make study participation unsafe or not feasible.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05319691