Actively Recruiting
Examining the Effectiveness of Asynchronous Versus Synchronous Yoga for Veterans With Chronic Pain
Led by Portland VA Medical Center · Updated on 2025-06-04
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
37 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
P
Portland VA Medical Center
Lead Sponsor
V
VHA Office of Rural Health
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to see if pre-recorded yoga videos are as helpful for chronic pain as online yoga sessions taught in real time. The main questions it aims to answer are: Are pre-recorded yoga videos an acceptable and practical tool and could they be used more broadly? Are pre-recorded yoga videos no worse than online yoga sessions taught in real time for managing chronic pain? Researchers will compare changes in chronic pain, mental health, and quality of life outcomes for participants who attend pre-recorded yoga videos versus online yoga sessions taught in real time. Over the course of 4 months, participants will: Attend a 5-session virtual yoga course. Continue virtual yoga practice for 12-weeks on their own or in a VA online class. Complete 3 online assessments and a brief exit interview.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Examining the Effectiveness of Asynchronous Versus Synchronous Yoga for Veterans With Chronic Pain
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- U.S. Veteran enrolled at VAPORHCS and has established care with a VA medical or mental health provider
- Diagnosed with musculoskeletal pain, confirmed by electronic health record review and phone screening
- Has an average pain severity of at least 4 in the past 3 months, assessed by items 1-5 of the Brief Pain Inventory, Short Form
- Aged 18 or over
- Capable of using video teleconferencing to complete enrollment, assessment, and video interventions
- Meets physical readiness, assessed by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) and approved for yoga participation by their primary care team or physical therapy team
- Able to sit and stand from the floor without assistance
- Able to ambulate community distances without an assistive device
- Intact sensation in lower extremities below the knees
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to read and write in English
- Unable to freely give informed consent
- Recent (past 3 months) psychotic symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, or other psychotic disorder unrelated to PTSD
- Practicing yoga regularly (weekly or biweekly practice of 60 or more minutes for 6 months or more)
- Recent (past 3 months) history of suicidal gesture related to physical pain or active suicidal ideation (plan, intent, means)
- Concurrently enrolled in another research protocol involving a pain focused intervention
- Upcoming surgery that would impact yoga practice
- Active alcohol or other substance abuse or dependence (unless actively engaged in treatment)
- Joint replacement within the past 12 months
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Portland VA Medical Center
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
N
Noah Jacobson, MPH
CONTACT
B
Belle Zaccari, PsyD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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