ArticleComplementary therapies in medicine2021
A pilot study of the acceptability, feasibility and safety of yoga for chronic pain in sickle cell disease.
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Acceptability, Feasibility and Safety of a Yoga Program for Chronic Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Impact of Yoga and Gentle Massage Practices on Symptom Management in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation at the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Clinical phenotype of high-impact chronic pain in sickle cell disease at consultation for hematopoietic cell transplant.Journal of sickle cell disease · 2025Article
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- Attrition from Face-to-Face Pediatric Outpatient Chronic Pain Interventions: A Narrative Review and Theoretical Model.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- What interval of daily pain assessment is required to reliably diagnose chronic pain in SCD? The Pain in Sickle Cell Epidemiology Study.Journal of sickle cell disease · 2024Article
- Patient-reported outcomes in children with sickle cell disease at presentation for an acute pain episode.Blood advances · 2023Article
- Effects of Music Therapy on Quality of Life in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease (MUSIQOLS): A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study.Journal of pain research · 2022Article
- Establishment of a Comprehensive Platform for Sustained Delivery of Yoga Therapy for Sickle Cell Anemia in Rural and Remote Tribal Pocket in India.International journal of yogaArticle
- Yoga Module Development and Validation for Sickle Cell Disease.International journal of yogaArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the acceptability, feasibility and safety of yoga for chronic pain in sickle cell disease. DESIGN AND
settingIn Part A of this two-part study, adolescents with SCD and chronic pain (Group 1) and their parent (Group 2) completed a survey designed to capture pain characteristics, attitudes and practices related to yoga, and potential acceptability of a yoga program. In Part B, the study assessed the feasibility and safety of an instructor-led group yoga program. The study was registered on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03694548).
interventionEight instructor-led group yoga sessions.
main outcome measuresFeasibility and safety outcomes were chosen a priori, as follows: 1) Proportion of adolescent patients with SCD and chronic pain approached that consent to participate in Part A, 2) Proportion of adolescent participants enrolled in Part A that consent to participate in Part B, 3) Proportion of participants enrolled in Part B that attend at least 6 of 8 yoga sessions, 4) Proportion of participants enrolled in Part B with an ED visit or a hospitalization for pain within 24 h of completion of each yoga session, 5) Proportion of participants in Part B who complete all study assessments before, and at the end of the yoga program, 6) Adherence to submission of pain diary.
resultsThe median age of 15 patient participants in Part A was 16 (IQR 14-17), and 14 parents was 43.5 (IQR 42-51). Most participants were female. Most participant responses indicated a positive opinion of yoga. Nine adolescents (60 %) from Part A participated in Part B of the study. The median age of 9 participants in Part B was 17 (IQR 15-18), and 5 of the 9 participants were female (53.3 %). Only one participant was able to attend 3 of the 8 yoga sessions offered, and did not experience any ED visits or hospitalizations following the yoga sessions. None of the other feasibility endpoints were met in this study.
conclusionsPatients with SCD and chronic pain overall have a positive opinion of yoga, but there are challenges with recruitment and retention of participants in a clinical trial of yoga, and barriers to feasibility of an in-person group yoga intervention.
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