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Yoga and Qigong for Elderly Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT01303588 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 176

Last updated 2013-01-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate whether yoga or qigong therapy is effective in treating low back pain in elderly patients compared to no therapy (waiting list control). The secondary aim is to compare yoga and qigong.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Yoga

24 group training sessions Yoga, 2 training sessions per week, 45 min duration , over 3 months

BEHAVIORAL

Qigong

12 group training sessions Qigong, 1 training per week, 90 min duration , over 3 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Charite University, Berlin, Germany

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2012-05-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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