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- Clinical Trial NCT04164225
Feasibility of Identifying Brain Mechanisms of Qigong and Behavioral Outcomes After Qigong Practice in People With Chronic Low Back Pain
October 16, 2023 updated by: University of Minnesota
Identifying Brain Mechanisms Related to Body Awareness Using QiGong to Relieve Chronic Low Back Pain
The long-term objective of this investigation is to identify how Qigong affects brain function in brain areas relevant to patients with chronic low back pain (cLBP), thereby setting a foundation from which to perform further clinical research.
Study Overview
Status
Recruiting
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The central hypothesis of this investigation is that, in adults with cLBP, practicing Qigong compared to exercise will result in reduced pain and improved body awareness and proprioception (primary behavioral endpoints), disability, balance, core muscle strength, and other CLBP symptoms will be secondary behavioral endpoints.To test this hypothesis, the investigators will assess (1) participant recruitment and retention ; (2) adherence to interventions, engagement/satisfaction with the program; and (3) changes in body awareness-related brain activation and connectivity pre-post intervention (Qigong vs exercise) related to primary endpoints of pain perception, body awareness and objective measures of lower limb proprioception.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Estimated)
60
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Contact
- Name: Ann Van de Winckel, PhD, MSPT, PT
- Phone Number: 612-625-1191
- Email: avdwlab@umn.edu
Study Locations
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Minnesota
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
- Recruiting
- Children's Rehabilitation Center, 426 Church Street SE Room 302 - Brain Body Mind Lab Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Contact:
- Ann Van de Winckel, PhD, MS, PT
- Phone Number: 612-625-1191
- Email: avandewi@umn.edu
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults with chronic low back pain
Exclusion Criteria:
- Those with cognitive problems
- Those unable to speak or understand instructions
- Those who have nerve problems, fractures, or infections
- Those who do not speak English
- Those with severe deficit in motor imagery or in vision (both are used in MRI tasks)
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Basic Science
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Qigong
Qigong exercises, focused on a mind-body connection
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Participants with chronic low back pain will follow the free "5 elements Qigong healing class" (estimate of 6 hours) at the Spring Forest Qigong center and then practice the "5 elements healing Qigong" at home 3 times a week for 40 minutes with a freely available online video, for 12 weeks.
A weekly group session (1 hour) will be conducted at the Brain Body Mind Lab with the principal investigator to address questions and demonstrate movements if needed.
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Active Comparator: P.Volve
P.Volve exercises, focused on just physical movement
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P.Volve exercise focuses on low impact core strengthening, core stabilization, and stretching.
The program is similar in delivery as Qigong (i.e., online videos).
An introductory class (estimate of 2.5h) will be given by the P.Volve team, the principal investigator, and a physical therapist who has experience with P.Volve exercises.
Participants will access online videos for individual home practice in 40min/session, 3x/week for 12 weeks.
Participants will receive a P.ball for some exercises, while other exercises are done with no equipment.
Tailored videos will be available for those with cLBP.
A weekly group session (1 hour) will be conducted at the Brain Body Mind Lab with the principal investigator to address questions and demonstrate movements if needed.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Pain Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)
Time Frame: baseline, 15 weeks
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The Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) is a unidimensional measure of pain intensity in adults.
Pain is rated on a scale of 0-10, with higher scores indicating greater pain intensity.
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baseline, 15 weeks
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Change in Revised Body Awareness Rating Questionnaire (BARQ)
Time Frame: baseline, 15 weeks
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The Body Awareness Rating Questionnaire (BARQ) is a self-report questionnaire designed to capture how individuals with long-lasting musculoskeletal pain reflect on their own body awareness.
This questionnaire contains 12 items rated on a scale from 0 (completely disagree) to 3 (completely agree).
The total score is a sum of all items.
Lower scores indicate greater body awareness.
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baseline, 15 weeks
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Change in Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS)
Time Frame: baseline, 15 weeks
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The MAAS is a 15-item scale designed to assess a core characteristic of mindfulness.
Items are rated on a scale from 1 (almost always) to 6 (almost never).
The total score is an unweighted mean of the 15 item scores.
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baseline, 15 weeks
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Change in Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)
Time Frame: baseline, 15 weeks
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The FFMQ is a 39-item scale measuring five facets of mindfulness: observing (items 1, 6, 11, 15, 20, 26, 31, and 36), describing (items 2, 7, 12R, 16R, 22R, 27, 32, and 37), acting with awareness (items 5R, 8R, 13R, 18R, 23R, 28R, 34R, 38R), non-judging of inner experience (items 3R, 10R, 14R, 17R, 25R, 30R, 35R, 39R), and non-reactivity to inner experience (items 4, 9, 19, 21, 24, 33).
Items are rated on a scale from 1 (never or very rarely true) to 5 (very often or always true).
Items marked with "R" are scored in reverse.
Sub scale and total scale scores can be calculated by sum or unweighted mean.
Higher scores indicate higher levels of mindfulness.
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baseline, 15 weeks
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Change in Proprioception
Time Frame: baseline, 15 weeks
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Lower-limb proprioception will be measured by a lower limb device that produces assessment of proprioceptive acuity and sensitivity of the ankle and/or knee joint in the sagittal plane.
Output is measured in degrees of joint motion of the ankle and knee.
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baseline, 15 weeks
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Change in Postural Awareness Scale (PAS)
Time Frame: baseline, 15 weeks
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The PAS is a 12-item scale, which was developed in order to measure self-reported awareness of body posture in patients with chronic pain and to evaluate potential changes in postural awareness induced by a multimodal mind-body training program.
Item responses range from 1 (not at all true about me) to 7 (very true about me).
Six items are reversely scored, so that higher score values consistently indicate higher postural awareness.
Total scores are a sum of items scores and range from 13 to 91, with higher scores indicating greater postural awareness
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baseline, 15 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Modified Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire
Time Frame: baseline, 15 weeks
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The Modified Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, designed to assess self-rated physical disability caused by low back pain, contains 23 items.
Items are scored 0 (no) or 1 (yes).
Total scores are calculated as a sum with higher scores indicated greater physical disability caused by low back pain.
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baseline, 15 weeks
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Change in Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ)
Time Frame: baseline, 15 weeks
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The Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ), a patient-reported questionnaire focusing on how a patient's fear of physical activity and work may affect their low back pain and disability, contains 16 items rated on a 7-point Likert from 0 (completely disagree) to 6 (completely agree).
Total scores are calculated as a sum with a maximum score of 96.
Higher scores indicated more strongly-hold fear avoidance beliefs.
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baseline, 15 weeks
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Change in Pain Self-Efficacy questionnaire (PSEQ)
Time Frame: baseline, 15 weeks
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The Pain Self-Efficacy questionnaire (PSEQ) is a 10-item questionnaire measuring a patient's confidence in their ability to complete a task despite pain.
Items are rated on a scale from 0 (not at all confident) to 6 (completely confident).
Total scores are a sum of the 10 items scores with a maximum score of 60.
Lower scores indicate greater pain-related disability.
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baseline, 15 weeks
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Change in Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia
Time Frame: baseline, 15 weeks
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The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia is a 17-item questionnaire measuring fear related to exercise and movement.
Items are rated on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree).
A total score is calculated by summing the individual item scores after inversion of the individual scores for items 4, 8, 12 and 16.
Higher scores indicated greater kinesiophobia.
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baseline, 15 weeks
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Change in Core Muscle Stabilization - Prone
Time Frame: baseline, 15 weeks
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Participants are asked to perform a prone bridge position.
The length of time the position is held is recorded in seconds.
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baseline, 15 weeks
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Change in Core Muscle Stabilization - Supine
Time Frame: baseline, 15 weeks
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Participants are asked to perform a supine bridge position.
The length of time the position is held is recorded in seconds.
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baseline, 15 weeks
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Change in Balance Test - Right Leg
Time Frame: baseline, 15 weeks
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Participants are asked to stand on one leg.
The length of time the position is held is recorded in seconds.
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baseline, 15 weeks
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Change in Balance Test - Left Leg
Time Frame: baseline, 15 weeks
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Participants are asked to stand on one leg.
The length of time the position is held is recorded in seconds.
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baseline, 15 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Ann Van de Winckel, PhD,MSPT,PT, University of Minnesota
Publications and helpful links
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Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
January 21, 2020
Primary Completion (Estimated)
June 30, 2028
Study Completion (Estimated)
June 30, 2028
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
April 24, 2019
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 12, 2019
First Posted (Actual)
November 15, 2019
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
October 18, 2023
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
October 16, 2023
Last Verified
October 1, 2023
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- PMR-2019-27351
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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