Yoga, Physical Therapy, or Education for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Yoga is effective for mild to moderate chronic low back pain (cLBP), but its comparative effectiveness with physical therapy (PT) is unknown. Moreover, little is known about yoga's effectiveness in underserved patients with more severe functional disability and pain.

Objective

To determine whether yoga is noninferior to PT for cLBP.

Design

12-week, single-blind, 3-group randomized noninferiority trial and subsequent 40-week maintenance phase. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01343927).

Setting

Academic safety-net hospital and 7 affiliated community health centers.

Participants

320 predominantly low-income, racially diverse adults with nonspecific cLBP.

Intervention

Participants received 12 weekly yoga classes, 15 PT visits, or an educational boo

SUBMITTER: Saper RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6392183 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature