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Trial reportPain medicine (Malden, Mass.)2017

Development and Feasibility of a Group-Based Therapeutic Yoga Program for Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain.

Alison J Huang, Tami S Rowen, Priscilla Abercrombie, Leslee L Subak, Michael Schembri, Traci Plaut, Maria T Chao

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Trial report in Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05622955 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

A Novel Approach to Endometriosis Treatment: Piloting an Interdisciplinary Group Care Model

TypeinterventionalSponsorWashington University School of MedicineRan2023 to 2025Enrolled35ConditionsEndometriosis, Pelvic PainArmsPeer Empowered Endometriosis Pain Support (PEEPS)
NCT07245537 completednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

EndoGym Progetto di Riabilitazione Del Pavimento Pelvico e Trattamento Del Dolore Miofasciale e Dispareunia Tramite la Pratica Dello Yoga in Pazienti Con Diagnosi di Endometriosi.

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di ModenaRan2024 to 2025Enrolled82ConditionsEndometriosisArmsYoga, Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Alison J HuangDepartment of Medicine.
Tami S RowenDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences.
Priscilla AbercrombieWomen's Health & Healing, Healdsburg, California, USA.
Leslee L SubakWomen's Health Clinical Research Center.
Michael SchembriWomen's Health Clinical Research Center.
Traci PlautDepartment of Medicine.
Maria T ChaoDepartment of Medicine.

Funding

Patient Oriented Research and Mentoring in Obesity and Urinary IncontinenceK24DK080775 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SUBAK, LESLEE L · 2008 to 2019
$1.7M
NIDDK NIH HHS K24 DK080775
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo develop a group-based therapeutic yoga program for women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and explore the effects of this program on pain severity, sexual function, and well-being.

methodsA yoga therapy program for CPP was developed by a multidisciplinary panel of clinicians, researchers, and yoga consultants. Women reporting moderate to severe pelvic pain for at least six months were recruited into a single-arm trial. Participants attended twice weekly group classes focusing on Iyengar-based yoga techniques and were instructed to practice yoga at home an hour a week for six weeks. Participants self-rated the severity of their pelvic pain using daily logs. The impact of participants' pain on everyday activities, emotional well-being, and sexual function was assessed using an Impact of Pelvic Pain (IPP) questionnaire. Sexual function was further assessed using the Sexual Health Outcomes in Women Questionnaire (SHOW-Q).

resultsAmong the 16 participants (age range = 31-64 years), average ratings of the severity of pain "at its worst," "at its best," and "on average" decreased by 29%, 32%, and 34%, respectively, from start to six weeks (P < 0.05 for all). Women demonstrated improvements in scores on IPP subscales for daily activities (1.8 ± 0.7 to 0.9 ± 0.7, P < 0.001), emotional well-being (1.7 ± 0.9 to 0.9 ± 0.7, P = 0.005), and sexual function (1.9 ± 1.1 to 1.0 ± 0.9, P = 0.04). Scores on the SHOW-Q "pelvic problem interference" scale also improved over six weeks (53 ± 23 to 27 ± 23, P = 0.002).

conclusionsFindings provide preliminary evidence of the feasibility of teaching women with CPP to practice yoga to self-manage pain and improve quality of life and sexual function.

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YogaAdultChronic PainFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPelvic PainPilot ProjectsChronic Pelvic PainIntegrative MedicineYoga

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PMID28419385
PMCPMC6279262

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