Online Yoga vs Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Treating Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Part of paid clinical trials in Palo Alto, California.

Sponsor
Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
Study ID
NCT06704061
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Chronic Pain
  • Musculoskeletal Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Yoga — BEHAVIORAL
    A 12-week online yoga course designed to treat pain.
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) — BEHAVIORAL
    A 12-week behavioral therapy course designed to treat pain.

Study Details

This study will compare online yoga with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), an established treatment for chronic pain. We will compare the efficacy of the two treatments for reducing chronic musculoskeletal pain in veterans.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 7, 2026
Status verified
Nov 2025
Primary completion
Nov 1, 2029
Completion
Nov 1, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
274 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Online Yoga
    Postures, meditation, breathing exercises
  • Active Comparator: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
    Behavioral medicine

Primary Outcome Measure

Pain Interference (Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form) [ Time Frame: Baseline, End-of-treatment at 12 weeks, and 6 months after treatment ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Palo Alto VA Medical CenterPalo AltoCalifornia94304
Peter Bayley, PhD
[email protected]
650-493-5000
Annie Lau, BA
[email protected]
6503748516
Peter Bayley, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Louise Mahoney, MS (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)
Elizabeth Walker, MSPT (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)
Julie Wetherell, PhD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)
Santiago Allende, PsyD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)
Dave Clark, MD, PhD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)
Jessica Lohnberg, PhD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)

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