Yoga Chikitsa for Neck Pain Caused by Cervical Spondylosis

NCT03526965 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 117

Last updated 2018-05-16

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Summary

Neck Pain caused by Cervical spondylosis (CS) is one of the most common health complaints. Despite its frequency as clinical problem worldwide, there are few evidence-based studies that document efficacy of therapies for neck pain. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Yoga chikitsa (Yoga therapy) on pain and quality of life (QOL) in CS patients compared to usual care.

Conditions

  • Cervical Spondylosis

Interventions

OTHER

Yoga Chikitsa

Intervention consisted of combination of static movements, yoga style exercise, yoga postures, breathing practices, relaxation and yoga counselling.

DRUG

Usual care

Intervention included pain medications and exercise movements for neck.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Warwick Research Services

    collaborator OTHER
  • NMP Medical Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Neha Sharma, PhD · Warwick Research Services

  • Manoj Swami · NMP Medical Research Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-04-15
Primary Completion
2017-11-12
Completion
2017-12-25

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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