Yoga therapy for teens with chronic pain: a new hope?
NCT ID NCT07325110
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether yoga-based occupational therapy can improve body awareness and daily function in adolescents aged 11-21 with chronic pain. Participants will attend 8-12 weekly yoga sessions and complete questionnaires before and after treatment. The goal is to see if this approach helps teens manage pain and feel better in their daily lives.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- yoga-based occupational therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to help teens manage chronic pain and improve daily function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 49 participants and no comparison group. Results may not apply to all teens with chronic pain.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 49 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants for this study are patients seen within the Pain Team Clinic at Connecticut Children's. They are adolescents aged 11-21 years old that are diagnosed with a form of chronic pain and are referred for occupational therapy services.
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11 to 21 years
- 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.
Study Group: Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adolescents seen as new patients in the pain clinic at Connecticut Children's 2. Referred to occupational therapy services. 3. Adolescents diagnosed with a form of chronic pain. 4. Between the ages of 11 and 21 years at time of enrollment. 5. If over 18, the ability to understand and willingness to sign the informed consent document or the ability to use the short form process. 6. If under 18, the parent/legal guardian, has the ability to understand and willingness to sign the informed consent document or the ability to use the short form process. 7. Adolescents between the ages of 11 and less than 18 years with the ability to understand and willingness to sign assent. 8. Adolescents who agree to therapeutic yoga as a planned part of their occupational therapy treatment plan. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Adolescents not receiving yoga as an element of their occupational therapy treatment plan. 2. Adolescents with a cognitive impairment that would impede their ability to participate. 3. Adolescents with a neuromuscular diagnosis, such as Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and Muscular Dystrophies, that are not appropriate for yoga as an element of their treatment plan for this study. 4. Adolescents unwilling to complete surveys to participate in this research study. 5. Adolescents who are currently actively practicing yoga 6. Adolescents who are currently receiving occupational therapy at another location.
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Conditions
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Locations
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Connecticut Children's Medical Center
RECRUITINGHartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States
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