Multidirectional Yoga for Cognition

University of Miami

Status: Completed

Conditions: Multi-directional Yoga; Standard Yoga; Educational Control

Treatments: Other: Standard Yoga; Other: Multi-directional Yoga; Other: Educational Control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03799640

20180704

Details and patient eligibility

About

Older individuals, 60-90, will be provided regular or cognitively based yoga training. They will then be evaluated using standard cognitive testing devices.

Full description

Reductions in executive function are common with age. Along with these declines come reductions in simple functional patterns of daily living such as crossing a street, walking in a crowded area, or performing any functions that occurs in an open (changing) environment. This study will use a newly developed yoga program incorporating multi-directional movements, cognitive challenges and visuomotor disturbances to improve executive function and associated movements in persons over 60 years of age.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 60-90 years of age
• Capable of walking 50 feet with or without a walking aid-

Exclusion criteria

• Regularly participating in yoga or other balance training program
• Currently participating in another exercise study
• Unable to commit to study duration
• Uncontrolled neuromuscular or cardiovascular disease that prevents participation in an exercise study
• Advised not to exercise by their physician

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 3 patient groups

Standard Yoga

Experimental group

Description:

Yoga will be performed using linear forward and backward movements.

Treatment:

Other: Multi-directional Yoga

Other: Educational Control

Multi-directional Yoga

Experimental group

Description:

The multidirectional yoga training program will use both simple and complex movement sequences (asana or postures) that include a cognitive component. For example, participants will be taught a movement sequence that includes 16-20 yoga postures that increase in difficulty as the training progresses. .

Treatment:

Other: Educational Control

Other: Standard Yoga

Educational Control

Experimental group

Description:

Lectures on Health and Wellness

Treatment:

Other: Multi-directional Yoga

Other: Standard Yoga