Yoga Program in Respiratory Function

Catholic University of Brasília

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Elderly

Treatments: Other: yoga practice

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00768235

UCByoga123

UCByoga12345

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study tested the hypothesis that yoga practice can improve respiratory function in the elderly.

Full description

Maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressure (IPmax and EPmax) were assessed by a manovacuometer and tidal volume (VT), vital capacity (VC) and minute ventilation (VE) were assessed by a ventilometer. The yoga program comprised 70 min sessions, 3 times/week during 12 weeks.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 51 to 76 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Sedentary women

Exclusion criteria

• Physical impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

1: yoga group

Experimental group

Description:

Yoga group

Treatment:

Other: yoga practice

2: control group

No Intervention group