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National Program to Overcome Pelvic Pain studY (POPPY)

RecruitingNot applicableNCT06778070
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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)

A randomized, parallel-group, investigator-blinded, comparative effectiveness trial of a fully remote, videoconference-based pelvic floor yoga program versus a physical conditioning program for women with chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

Study details

Official title
National Program to Overcome Pelvic Pain studY (POPPY)
Conditions
Interventions
  • Other: Pelvic floor yoga
  • Other: Physical conditioning
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborators
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH); Stanford University; Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)
Start date
2025-05-12
Primary completion
2029-01-15
Sex
Female
Age range
from 18 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: * Women (individuals reporting female sex assigned at birth who self-identify as women or non-binary) aged 18 years or older * Report chronic or recurrent pain in the pelvis (between or below the anterior iliac crests) for at least 6 months * Report at least moderate pain intensity based on a screening pain log * Report prior clinical evaluation of their pelvic pain by a healthcare professional including at least a superficial pelvic exam * Willing to refrain from initiating new clinical treatments that may affect their pain during the study period Exclusion Criteria: * Report pelvic pain occurring exclusively with menses or exclusively during sexual intercourse (although candidates with at least some pain between menses or intercourse are still eligible) * Participation in organized yoga classes or muscle strengthening programs (e.g., Pilates) in the past 4 weeks, or any prior yoga therapy specifically directed at pelvic pain * Lacking technical requirements to complete intervention classes by video, including no access to broadband internet or a Zoom-compatible device larger than a smartphone \[display screen at least 7 inches in diagonal\] (although the study team may loan devices to participants from underrepresented backgrounds) * Currently pregnant (by self-report or screening test), pregnant within the past 12 weeks, or planning pregnancy during the study period * Diagnosed with an alternate, reversible cause of pelvic pain that is unlikely to respond to yoga and requires another treatment modality (e.g., current pelvic infection or a gynecologic dermatosis) * Surgery or irradiation to the genital or pelvic structures within the past 12 weeks, or anticipating upcoming surgery or irradiation to these structures during the study period * Initiation, dose escalation, or weaning of pharmacologic agents that may affect pelvic pain severity in the past 4 weeks, such as analgesics, antidepressants, or anticonvulsants-(however, women on stable doses of these medications for at least 4 weeks will still be eligible) * Use of formal psychological therapies specifically for pelvic pain (e.g., systematic desensitization, cognitive therapy, relaxation therapy) within 4 weeks of screening, or plans to engage in these therapies during the study period * Unable to walk up a flight of stairs or at least 2 blocks on level ground (i.e., functional capacity \< 4 METs), or unable to get up from a supine to a standing position without assistance * Part…

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06778070