Durability of Yoga for Veterans With Low Back Pain

Part of paid clinical trials in San Diego, California.

Sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Study ID
NCT07053787
Status
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Conditions

  • Chronic Low Back Pain

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • Standard Yoga — BEHAVIORAL
    Weekly hatha yoga for 12 weeks augmented by home practice guided by yoga instructional videos.
  • Enhanced Yoga — BEHAVIORAL
    Weekly hatha yoga for 12 weeks augmented by home practice guided by yoga instructional videos ... plus six weekly 50-minute 1-on-1 coaching sessions starting week 10 of the standard yoga intervention and ending week 15 (3 wks after end of standard yoga). During this transition, participants are supported with development and execution of their plan for continuing their yoga practice. Participants will be offered 1 additional ad-hoc coaching session to help them re-start yoga if they get off track and/or experience major life events such as moving, job change, medical issues, etc.

Study Details

Chronic low back pain is a prevalent condition among VA patients, but many current treatment options have side effects or limited effectiveness. Veterans with chronic low back pain (cLBP) experience increased disability, functional challenges, and reduced quality of life. A prior VA funded study of Yoga for VA patients with cLBP found that yoga can reduce pain and disability at 3 and 6 months after enrollment. However, the long-term effects and maintenance of yoga practice is unknown. The current study will test an intervention designed to promote long-term yoga practice and long-term health outcome benefits at 12 and 18 months after enrollment.

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 1, 2026
Status verified
Aug 2025
Primary completion
Dec 1, 2030
Completion
Dec 31, 2031

Study Design

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

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Standard Yoga
    Hatha yoga designed for Veterans with chronic low back pain.
  • Experimental: Enhanced Yoga
    Hatha yoga designed for Veterans with chronic low back pain plus coaching and texts to enhance durability and long-term adherence to yoga.

Primary Outcome Measure

Days and minutes per week of yoga practice - Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) of Yoga [ Time Frame: Baseline to 18 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CASan DiegoCalifornia92161-0002
Niloofar Afari, PhD
[email protected]
858-642-3657
Carl J Stepnowsky, Jr., PhD
[email protected]
(858) 642-1240
Erik J. Groessl, PhD BA BS (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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