Status:

COMPLETED

Yoga and Mantram for Chronic Pain and PTSD

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Conditions:

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Chronic Low Back Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

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 li...

Detailed Description

The objectives of the proposed project are to examine the feasibility of delivering a combined yoga and MR intervention to VA patients with PTSD and cLBP and/or cNP within a randomized controlled tria...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 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

  • 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

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 31 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

32 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03816007

Start Date

April 1 2021

End Date

January 31 2022

Last Update

October 31 2023

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VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA

San Diego, California, United States, 92161