Comparing the Effects of Yoga Nidra to Yoga Nidra With Pain Acceptance Intention and Motor Imagery on Pain Outcomes

NCT06590181 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: YN10
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Yoga Nidra is a scripted mind-body intervention (MBI) that uses guided relaxation technique in a reproducible sequence of mechanisms that naturally produce a parasympathetic response. This is a randomized controlled trial in which participants will be randomly assigned to one of three interventions: 1) yoga nidra (Yoga Nidra Script Basic), 2) yoga nidra with pain acceptance (Yoga Nidra Acceptance Intention), 3) yoga nidra with pain acceptance and Explicit Motor Imagery (Yoga Nidra Acceptance Intention and Visualization).

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Keywords

chronic pain; meditation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Pressure Pain Threshold

  A computerized pressure algometer (AlgoMed, Ramat Yishai, Israel) with a 1 cm diameter rubber tip will be applied to the upper trapezius.

  Pre/Post intervention, Day 1

• Temporal Summation

  Change in pain ratings during 10 heat pulses will be recorded.

  Pre/Post intervention, Day 1

• Conditioned Pain Modulation

  Pressure pain threshold after a cold water immersion task.

  Pre/Post intervention, Day 1

• Heat Pain Threshold

  Participants will report when comfortable heat becomes painful by pressing a button. Temperature in degrees Celsius will be recorded at threshold

  Pre/Post intervention, Day 1

Study Arms (3)

Yoga Nidra

EXPERIMENTAL

This protocol is derived from The Origin and Clinical Relevance of Yoga Nidra (Pandi-Perumal, S. R. 2022) and is approximately 20 minutes total time.

Other: Yoga Nidra

Yoga Nidra and Pain Acceptance Intention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Yoga Nidra plus a Pain Acceptance Intention.

Other: Yoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intention

Yoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intervention and Motor Imagery

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Yoga Nidra plus pain acceptance and motor imagery

Other: Yoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intervention and Motor Imagery

Interventions

Yoga Nidra OTHER

This protocol is derived from The Origin and Clinical Relevance of Yoga Nidra (Pandi-Perumal, S. R. 2022)

Yoga Nidra

Yoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intention OTHER

Yoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intention

Yoga Nidra and Pain Acceptance Intention

Yoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intervention and Motor Imagery OTHER

Yoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intervention and Motor Imagery

Yoga Nidra with Pain Acceptance Intervention and Motor Imagery

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Chronic pain in the neck, low back, shoulder, hip, elbow, knee, wrist, or ankle that has lasted for over three months
• Pain intensity rated as 3/10 or higher in the past 24 hours (0=no pain, 10=worst pain imaginable)

You may not qualify if:

• non-English speaking
• systemic medical conditions that affect sensation (such as uncontrolled diabetes)
• History of surgery or fracture within the past six months
• any blood clotting disorders (such as hemophilia)
• any contraindication to the application of ice (blood pressure \> 140/90 mmHg, cold urticaria, cryoglobulinemia, paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria, circulatory compromise)
• Exceed pressure and heat sensory thresholds
• Unable to access internet or email
• Pregnant

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Central Florida: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida, 32816, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Chronic Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Abigail Anderson, PT, DPT, PhD

  University of Central Florida

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Abigail Anderson, PT, DPT, PhD

CONTACT

407-823-1026; Abigail.Wilson@ucf.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 29, 2024
• First Posted: September 19, 2024
• Study Start: September 12, 2024
• Primary Completion: September 15, 2025
• Study Completion: September 15, 2025
• Last Updated: December 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)