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Yoga Empowers Seniors Study

NCT ID: NCT01411059

Last Updated: 2016-11-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

27 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-07-31

Study Completion Date

2011-04-30

Brief Summary

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This is an Intervention Development Study (IDS) to quantify the physical demands (using biomechanical investigation) of a 2-phase (beginning \& intermediate), 32-week yoga program designed for community-dwelling older adults. Additionally, the IDS will explore the adherence and adverse events of participation in the program. Data from the IDS will be used to develop evidenced-based yoga programs, which the investigators postulate will be associated with fewer musculoskeletal side effects compared to non-evidence based yoga programs. The investigators also postulate that evidenced-based tailoring of yoga for seniors will enhance adherence and efficacy. The programs developed during this IDS will be tested in an expanded, Phase II, Randomized Controlled Trial.

Detailed Description

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Yoga is currently being recommended to restore and preserve strength, flexibility, balance, \& physical capacity in older adults; however, our clinical trial experiences suggest that without proper evidenced-based prescription, Yoga participation can be ineffective or even injurious for seniors. To address this lack of evidence-based knowledge, the proposed IDS will: 1) quantify the physical demands of a 32-wk Yoga program designed for independent ambulatory seniors; 2) characterize the relations between these demands and participant physical characteristics; 3) examine the adherence, efficacy, \& safety of the program; and 4) characterize the relations among reported adverse events, baseline participant characteristics, and Yoga physical demands.

Conditions

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Healthy Older Adults

Keywords

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yoga biomechanics seniors

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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yoga

32 weeks of yoga training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

yoga

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

yoga classes 2 times per week for 32 weeks

Interventions

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yoga

yoga classes 2 times per week for 32 weeks

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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activity intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Community dwelling men and women volunteers, aged 65 years or older.

Exclusion Criteria

* Safety exclusions:

--the following safety exclusions are adopted in order to decrease potential \*cardiovascular
* musculoskeletal
* neurological risks to the participants:
* active angina
* uncontrolled hypertension (SBP greater than 160 or DBP greater than 90)
* high resting pulse or respiratory rate (HR \>90 or RR\>24 after 5 minutes seated)
* unstable asthma or exacerbated COPD
* cervical spine instability or other significant neck injury
* rheumatoid arthritis
* unstable ankle, knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, or wrist joints
* hemiparesis or paraparesis
* movement disorders (e.g. Parkinson's disease), peripheral neuropathies, stroke with residual deficits, severe vision or hearing problems
* walker or wheelchair use
* insufficient hearing to permit safety in a yoga group setting
* not able to attend in-person classes
* has not had check-up by regular provider within 12 months (if not taking any prescription medications) or in the past 6 months (if any regular medicines taken); cannot pass specific movement safety tests (tests described in section on screening visits, below)
* Feasibility/adherence exclusions:

1. unable to understand their commitment to the project, (laboratory visits \& regular program participation)
2. cognitive limitations significant enough to preclude informed consent or to raise concerns about participation safety
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of California, Los Angeles

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Southern California

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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George Salem

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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george salem, phd

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Southern California

Locations

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UCLA

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Wang MY, Yu SS, Hashish R, Samarawickrame SD, Kazadi L, Greendale GA, Salem G. The biomechanical demands of standing yoga poses in seniors: The Yoga empowers seniors study (YESS). BMC Complement Altern Med. 2013 Jan 9;13:8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-13-8.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23302513 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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1R01AT004869-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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