Recruiting

Yoga, Yoga Nidra

Sponsor:

University of Central Florida

Code:

NCT07543835

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 65

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Yoga

Yoga Nidra

Control Condition

Study Details

Brief summary:

Individuals with chronic low back pain will undergo a yoga, yoga nidra, and control condition on separate visits. Each visit, before and after the intervention, participants with rate their pain in response to heat stimuli, a sit to stand task, and questionnaires.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Study ID

NCT07543835

Start date

Aug 25, 2026

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Jul 1, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul 1, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 65

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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 Criteria:

  • 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

Study Design

Enrollment

27 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Yoga

Participants will complete a series of guided yoga poses.

active comparator: Yoga Nidra

Participants will complete yoga nidra, a guided meditation.

placebo comparator: Neutral Control

Participants will listen to a story.

Interventions

Yoga

Participants will complete a series of yoga poses.

Yoga Nidra

Participants will complete yoga nidra, a guided meditation.

Control Condition

Participants will listen to a story.

Primary outcome measure

  • Heat Pain Threshold [ Time Frame: through study completion, typically 2 weeks ]
  • Temporal Summation [ Time Frame: through study completion, typically 2 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Abigail Anderson Assistant Professor

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

Locations

University of Central Florida

Recruiting

Orlando, Florida, United States, 32816

Contacts

Abigail Anderson Assistant Professor

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

More Information

Sponsor

University of Central Florida

Last update posted

Sep 2, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • low back pain
  • yoga

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Central Florida on 2026-09-02.