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Comparing Yoga Nidra, Yoga, and Control for Chronic Low Back Pain

This study is looking at how Yoga Nidra (a guided meditation), Yoga poses, and a Control Condition (listening to a story) affect pain in people with chronic low back pain. You might be able to join if you are between 18 and 65 years old and have had low back pain for at least three months, with an average pain intensity of 3/10 or higher. The researchers want to see if these interventions change how you experience heat pain and how your body processes pain over time. The study plans to enroll 27 participants, but its current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 27 participants. You will experience Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and a Control Condition on separate visits.
What's involved
You will attend separate visits for each intervention. Before and after each intervention, you will rate your pain in response to heat, a sit-to-stand task, and complete questionnaires.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your pain responses will be measured through study completion, typically 2 weeks.

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NCT07543835

Comparing Yoga Nidra, Yoga, and Control Condition on Pain in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain

Not Yet Recruiting
NAAges 18–65InterventionalTreatment
University of Central Florida
~27 participants
Updated 2026-04-22 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:YogaYoga NidraControl Condition

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Heat Pain Threshold
Measured over through study completion, typically 2 weeks
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Low Back Pain

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Florida1

Who to contact

Abigail Anderson Assistant Professor
[email protected]
407-823-1026
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

low back pain classified as symptoms localized to the posterior region of the trunk, extending from the lower margin of the last rib to the gluteal folds
low back pain for three months or longer with a average pain intensity = 3/10 on the 11-point numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) within the previous twenty-four hours
experienced three or more low back pain episodes within the past 3 years
fluency in English
ability to attend all visits
reliable email access.

Exclusion

systemic or neurological conditions that could alter sensation (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes)
any surgery or fracture within 6 months
blood-clotting disorders or contraindications to pressure and heat stimuli
current pregnancy and requirement for medical clearance to exercise (screened with Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire-Plus PAR-Q+
not receiving physical therapy or chiropractor treatments for low back pain

What this trial measures

  • Heat Pain Thresholdthrough study completion, typically 2 weeks

    Participants will undergo heat pain threshold. A thermode will be applied to the low back with temperature increasing at 1 degree Celsius per second. Participants will report when the sensation changes from heat to pain and the temperature recorded.

  • Temporal Summationthrough study completion, typically 2 weeks

    Participants will apply thermode to the bottom of the foot and rate their pain in response to 10 heat pulses peaking at 49 degrees Celsius.