Yoga to Prevent Mobility Limitations in Older Adults

University of California San Diego

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aging; Sedentary Lifestyle; Mobility Limitation

Treatments: Behavioral: Yoga Intervention; Behavioral: Healthy Aging Education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03544879

130472

Details and patient eligibility

About

The loss of mobility during aging impacts independence and leads to further disability, morbidity, and reduced life expectancy. The study objective was to examine the feasibility and safety of conducting a randomized controlled trial of yoga for older adults at risk for mobility limitations. The investigators hypothesized that sedentary older adults could be recruited for the study, would attend either yoga or a health education control, would complete assessments, and that the interventions could be safely delivered.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 89 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 60-89 years
• self-reported sedentary lifestyle (not exercising in the past 3 months; included walking at a brisk pace or regular walking for exercise purposes)
• SPPB summary score > 3 and ≤ 8
• willingness attend either yoga or health education for 10 weeks
• willing to complete two assessments
• residence in San Diego metropolitan area
• provided a physician-signed health clearance form.

Exclusion criteria

• practiced yoga > 2x in the last year
• life expectancy < 12 months.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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46 participants in 2 patient groups

Yoga

Experimental group

Description:

The yoga intervention consisted of 2x weekly 60-minute sessions for 10 weeks. Yoga consists of postures, breathing exercises, movement, and meditation/concentration..

Treatment:

Behavioral: Yoga Intervention

Health Education

Active Comparator group

Description:

The health education comparison intervention consisted of once weekly, 90-minute health information workshops conducted in group format. Sessions generally consisted of a 60-minute lecture followed by 30 minutes of questions and discussion.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Healthy Aging Education