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About this trial

A randomized, parallel-group, investigator-blinded, comparative effectiveness trial of a fully remote, videoconference-based pelvic floor yoga program versus a physical conditioning program for women with chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Women (individuals reporting female sex assigned at birth who self-identify as women or non-binary) aged 18 years or older

Report chronic or recurrent pain in the pelvis (between or below the anterior iliac crests) for at least 6 months

Report at least moderate pain intensity based on a screening pain log

Report prior clinical evaluation of their pelvic pain by a healthcare professional including at least a superficial pelvic exam

Disqualifiers

Report pelvic pain occurring exclusively with menses or exclusively during sexual intercourse (although candidates with at least some pain between menses or intercourse are still eligible)

Participation in organized yoga classes or muscle strengthening programs (e.g., Pilates) in the past 4 weeks, or any prior yoga therapy specifically directed at pelvic pain

Lacking technical requirements to complete intervention classes by video, including no access to broadband internet or a Zoom-compatible device larger than a smartphone [display screen at least 7 inches in diagonal] (although the study team may loan devices to participants from underrepresented backgrounds)

Currently pregnant (by self-report or screening test), pregnant within the past 12 weeks, or planning pregnancy during the study period

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Pelvic floor yoga
  • Physical conditioning

Treatment groups

220 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
University of California San Francisco94115, San FranciscoCalifornia, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

University of California, San Francisco

Lead sponsor

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Collaborator

Stanford University

Collaborator

Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov