Virtual Yoga for Social Isolation and Loneliness in Rural Veterans

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Loneliness; Social Isolation

Treatments: Behavioral: Virtual Yoga at Second 8 weeks; Behavioral: Virtual Yoga at First 8 weeks

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05431166

Study00023836

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overarching goal of this project is to decrease social isolation and loneliness through increased awareness and uptake of virtual yoga group classes among rural Veterans.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 88 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Enrolled in VA Healthcare
• Residential address associated with VA Portland Health Care System that is "rural" or "highly rural; except among Collaborative Aging Research using Technology (CART) participants
• Valid contact info (mailing address, email, and phone number)
• High speed Internet access
• Positive screen for loneliness (NIH Toolbox Loneliness Scale Score greater or equal to 13)

Exclusion criteria

• Any VA or non-VA yoga visit in the preceding 12 months
• Visually or hearing impaired, or any mobility limitation that would impact computer/mobile device use, without availability of appropriate assistive devices
• Cognitive impairment, upcoming medical procedures, or significant unstable medical and psychiatric conditions that may limit study participation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Immediate Treatment Group

Experimental group

Description:

8 weeks of Yoga Classes during first 8 weeks of study

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual Yoga at First 8 weeks

Waitlist Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

8 weeks of Yoga Classes during second 8 weeks of study

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual Yoga at Second 8 weeks