TY  - JOUR
AU  - Curtis, Kathryn
AU  - Clarke, Hance
AU  - Mina, Daniel Santa
AU  - Bechsgaard, Gitte
AU  - Weinrib, Aliza
AU  - Jones, Jennifer
AU  - Au, Darren
AU  - Katz, Joel
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/09/30
TI  - Evaluation of the Transitional Pain Service Specialized Iyengar-Informed Yoga Program for Chronic Post-Surgical Pain: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
JO  - OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
SP  - 041
VL  - 10
IS  - 03
AB  - The objective of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a specialized Iyengar-informed yoga intervention for individuals who experience chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP). This prospective, multi-wave pilot RCT was pre-registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03460028) and designed in accordance with the 2010 CONSORT statement. Participants (N = 21) with CPSP were out-patients or community members affiliated with a Toronto hospital. Participants were randomized to an 8-week yoga condition (treatment condition (TC); n = 10) or to a wait-list control condition ((CC); n = 11). The TC participated in an eight-week yoga program (program 1). The CC participated in the same yoga program after their waiting period (program 2). Pain, psychological, and mindfulness measures were collected at two time points for both conditions (before and after yoga program 1) and at a third time point for the CC (after yoga program 2). Of the 19 participants who attended a single yoga class, 100% completed their yoga intervention. There were no adverse events. Participants rated their program satisfaction as 9.73 ± 0.47, on a scale of 0-10, in which higher numbers indicate greater satisfaction. Linear mixed effects growth models were conducted to evaluate main effects of condition at post-intervention, controlling for pre-intervention scores. Post-intervention scores on the primary outcome measure of pain catastrophizing did not differ significantly between the conditions. Pain interference scores were lower (F1, 13 = 5.14, p < 0.05) in the TC compared to the CC. The yoga program for patients with CPSP (1) was feasible, safe, and satisfactory; (2) lacked efficacy in improving the primary study outcome of pain catastrophizing, and (3) demonstrated efficacy in improving pain-interference. This trial points to the merit of a specialized yoga program for CPSP, although further research is needed in this area.
SN  - 2573-4393
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.2503041
DO  - 10.21926/obm.icm.2503041
ID  - Curtis2025
ER  -