Chronic PainYOGANCT00902863
Impact of a Course on Stress Reduction
A study testing YOGA in people with Chronic Pain, run by McMaster University at 1 site in Canada.
Trial summary
This project seeks to measure the effectiveness of a course in self-management strategies (including yoga, mindfulness, and breathing exercises). The course will be provided by a certified yoga instructor to patients being followed at the Pain Management Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 75 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Chronic Pain
- What is being tested?
- YOGA
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 5 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- Feb 2009to Mar 2010
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 75 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- patients have a history of moderate to severe chronic pain
Who cannot join
- non-English speaking patients
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Impact of a Course on Stress Reduction Techniques on Satisfaction, Stress, Performance, and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Pain
This project seeks to measure the effectiveness of a course in self-management strategies (including yoga, mindfulness, and breathing exercises). The course will be provided by a certified yoga instructor to patients being followed at the Pain Management Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS).
Read the detailed description
The Pain Management Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences is organizing a course in stress reduction techniques for patients with chronic pain. The Pain Centre has arranged for a local certified yoga instructor to lead a 6-week course that she has developed for our specific patient population. The course will include self-management strategies for pain control, such as breathing exercises, yoga poses, and mindfulness meditation. Standardized questionnaires and a semi-structured interview to record baseline and post-course outcomes. The study will involve the following questionnaires/surveys/interviews: 1) Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, 2) Perceived Stress Scale, 3) Burckhardt Quality of Life Scale, 4) Visual Analog Score, and 5) written questions concerning patient demographics, the patient's chronic pain condition, and their satisfaction with the course. The participants would be asked to fill out questionnaires at three different times: 1) baseline data collected within two weeks of starting course, 2) short-term outcome data within two weeks of completing course, and 3) long-term outcome data four to six months after the course.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Being tested
- YOGA
- Keywords
- chronic pain, mindfulness, yoga, quality of life, stress
- Medical subject headings
- Chronic Pain
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
YOGABehavioural
Patients with chronic pain will undergo a six week course of YOGA
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| YOGA patients | Experimental | Patients assessed for chronic pain at our Pain Management Centre Receives: Behavioral: YOGA |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Performance and Satisfaction using Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)
Measured: 6 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
Pain relief using VAS and pain scores
Measured: 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 May 2009 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2009
- Primary completionMar 2010
- Study completionMar 2010
Why it stopped: Unable to keep patients attending yoga sessions
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Chronic PainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by McMaster UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 5 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- McMaster University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Lori Olivieri, M.D., Principal investigator, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00902863
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 08-070
- Acronym
- YOGA
- Status last verified
- May 2009
- First submitted
- 12 May 2009
- Last updated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Mead K, Theadom A, Byron K, Dupont S. Pilot study of a 4-week Pain Coping Strategies (PCS) programme for the chronic pain patient. Disabil Rehabil. 2007 Feb 15;29(3):199-203. doi: 10.1080/09638280600756117.
PubMed 17364770
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 8 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Impact of a Course on Stress Reduction Techniques on Satisfaction, Stress, Performance, and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Pain
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00902863
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- YOGA / 08-070
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Keywords
- chronic pain, mindfulness, yoga, quality of life, stress
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: Unable to keep patients attending yoga sessions
- Enrolment
- 5 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- McMaster UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Feb 2009 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Mar 2010 (actual)
- Study completion
- Mar 2010 (actual)
- First posted
- 15 May 2009 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This project seeks to measure the effectiveness of a course in self-management strategies (including yoga, mindfulness, and breathing exercises). The course will be provided by a certified yoga instructor to patients being followed at the Pain Management Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS).
Detailed description
The Pain Management Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences is organizing a course in stress reduction techniques for patients with chronic pain. The Pain Centre has arranged for a local certified yoga instructor to lead a 6-week course that she has developed for our specific patient population. The course will include self-management strategies for pain control, such as breathing exercises, yoga poses, and mindfulness meditation. Standardized questionnaires and a semi-structured interview to record baseline and post-course outcomes. The study will involve the following questionnaires/surveys/interviews: 1) Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, 2) Perceived Stress Scale, 3) Burckhardt Quality of Life Scale, 4) Visual Analog Score, and 5) written questions concerning patient demographics, the patient's chronic pain condition, and their satisfaction with the course. The participants would be asked to fill out questionnaires at three different times: 1) baseline data collected within two weeks of starting course, 2) short-term outcome data within two weeks of completing course, and 3) long-term outcome data four to six months after the course.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| YOGA patients | Experimental | Behavioral: YOGAPatients assessed for chronic pain at our Pain Management Centre |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- patients have a history of moderate to severe chronic pain
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- non-English speaking patients
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| YOGAPatients with chronic pain will undergo a six week course of YOGA | Behavioural | YOGA patients |
Primary outcome
Performance and Satisfaction using Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)
Time frame: 6 months
1 secondary outcome
Pain relief using VAS and pain scores
Time frame: 6 months
Results and safety
The study was stopped early (reason given: Unable to keep patients attending yoga sessions). Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 8 Jun 2026.
- Background: PubMed 17364770Mead K, Theadom A, Byron K, Dupont S. Pilot study of a 4-week Pain Coping Strategies (PCS) programme for the chronic pain patient. Disabil Rehabil. 2007 Feb 15;29(3):199-203. doi: 10.1080/09638280600756117.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Lori Olivieri, M.D. principal investigator
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing YOGA in people with Chronic Pain, run by McMaster University at 1 site in Canada.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study was stopped early (reason given: Unable to keep patients attending yoga sessions). Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Performance and Satisfaction using Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00902863, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Jun 2026.