Can Pre-Recorded yoga ease Veterans' chronic pain as well as live classes?
NCT ID NCT06973876
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether pre-recorded yoga videos are as helpful as live online yoga classes for veterans with chronic pain. About 98 veterans will take part, first attending a 5-session primer, then practicing yoga for 12 weeks either on their own with videos or in a live VA class. Researchers will track changes in pain, mental health, and quality of life to see if the video option is a practical and effective alternative.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- yoga (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that pre-recorded yoga is a convenient, effective option for veterans to manage chronic pain at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (98 participants) comparing two delivery methods, not testing a new treatment. Results may not apply to all pain types or populations.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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98 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * U.S. Veteran enrolled at VAPORHCS and has established care with a VA medical or mental health provider. * Diagnosed with musculoskeletal pain, confirmed by electronic health record review and phone screening. * Has an average pain severity of at least 4 in the past 3 months, assessed by items 1-5 of the Brief Pain Inventory, Short Form. * Aged 18 or over. * Capable of using video teleconferencing to complete enrollment, assessment, and video interventions. * Meets physical readiness, assessed by questions during screening and approved for yoga participation by their primary care, physical therapy, or provider team. * Able to sit and stand from the floor without assistance * Able to ambulate community distances without an assistive device * Intact sensation in lower extremities below the knees Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to read and write in English. * Unable to freely give informed consent. * Recent (past 3 months) psychotic symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, or other psychotic disorder and unrelated to PTSD. Assessed by medical record review and provider team. * Practicing yoga regularly defined as weekly or biweekly practice of 60 or more minutes for 6 months or more. * Recent (past 3 months) history of suicidal gesture related to physical pain or active suicidal ideation (plan, intent, means). * Concurrently enrolled in another research protocol involving a pain focused intervention. * Upcoming surgery that would impact yoga practice. * Active alcohol/other substance abuse or dependence, excluding tobacco/nicotine and marijuana (unless actively engaged in treatment). Assessed via the The Tobacco, Alcohol, prescription medication and other Substance use Tool (TAPS). A cutoff of 2 will be used to rule out. * Joint replacement within the past 12 months.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Portland VA Medical Center
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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