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

April 14, 2026 updated by: Abigail Wilson, University of Central Florida

Comparing the Effects of Yoga Nidra, Yoga, and Control Condition on Thermal Pain Processing, Psychological Factors, and Movement-Evoked Pain in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain

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.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

27

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

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Florida
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32816
        • University of Central Florida
        • Contact:

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

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 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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Yoga
Participants will complete a series of guided yoga poses.
Other: Yoga
Participants will complete a series of yoga poses.
Active Comparator: Yoga Nidra
Participants will complete yoga nidra, a guided meditation.
Other: Yoga Nidra
Participants will complete yoga nidra, a guided meditation.
Placebo Comparator: Neutral Control
Participants will listen to a story.
Other: Control Condition
Participants will listen to a story.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Heat Pain Threshold
Time Frame: through 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.
through study completion, typically 2 weeks
Temporal Summation
Time Frame: through 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.
through study completion, typically 2 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pain Catastrophizing Scale
Time Frame: through study completion, typically 2 weeks
Participants will complete the pain catastrophizing scale.
through study completion, typically 2 weeks
Five Times Sit to Stand
Time Frame: through study completion, typically 2 weeks
Participants with stand up and sit down from a chair five times. The time to complete this task will be recorded.
through study completion, typically 2 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Central Florida

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 (Estimated)

August 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 8, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 14, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

April 22, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 22, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 14, 2026

Last Verified

April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 13

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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