Merging Yoga and Group OT (MY-OT) to Improve Balance and Decrease Fall Risk After Stroke

NCT ID: NCT02933515

Last Updated: 2016-10-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE1
• Total Enrollment: 14 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2014-07-31
• Study Completion Date: 2015-08-31

Brief Summary

The long-term goal of this project is to advance best practices in occupational therapy (OT) to manage fall risk factors and reduce fall rates in older adults with stroke. To address this long-term goal, this team previously developed and pilot-tested a therapeutic yoga intervention to improve balance, balance self-efficacy, and fear of falling and a group OT intervention to improve the management of fall risk factors and fear of falling. The success of both prior studies supports Merging Yoga and group OT to improve balance, balance self-efficacy, and fall risk factor management. The objectives of this feasibility study are to 1) further develop, standardize, and manualize the MY-OT intervention and 2) assess change in balance, balance self-efficacy, and fall risk factor management.

Detailed Description

8 week intervention of yoga plus occupational therapy. The objectives of this feasibility study are to 1) further develop, standardize, and manualize the MY-OT intervention and 2) assess change in balance, balance self-efficacy, and fall risk factor management.

Conditions

Stroke

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Yoga and occupational therapy

twice a week for 8 weeks. one hour of group occupational therapy for fall risk factor management and one hour of yoga for balance

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

yoga and occupational therapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

group OT addressed fall risk factors, such as risk factors inside and outside and how to best manage them. yoga was delivered in sitting, standing, and floor postures

Interventions

yoga and occupational therapy

group OT addressed fall risk factors, such as risk factors inside and outside and how to best manage them. yoga was delivered in sitting, standing, and floor postures

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• stroke >6 months prior
• 59 years or older
• prior fall or Fear of Falling (FoF)
• completed all stroke rehabilitation
• able to stand with or without an assistive device
• impaired balance with a score of <46 on the Berg Balance Scale
• able to speak English
• score >4 out of 6 on the short Mini Mental Status Exam (Callahan, Unverzagt et al., 2002)
• able and willing to attend twice weekly sessions for 8 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria

• people with life expectancy <9 months;
• inability to attend sessions due to unresolved transportation issues;
• inability or refusal to provide informed consent

• Minimum Eligible Age: 59 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

American Occupational Therapy Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Colorado State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Arlene Schmid

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

12-3805H

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id