Yoga to Prevent Mobility Limitations in Older Adults

NCT03544879 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 130472
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 46
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Aging; Mobility Limitation; Sedentary Lifestyle

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)

  The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) measures time to walk four meters; time to five chair stands; and balance, with higher scores being associated with decreased disability and mortality. These 3 components are rated on a scale from 0-4 and they are summed to provide a total SPPB score ranging from 0-12.

  Change in SPPB from baseline to 10 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• Step Up and Over (SUO)

  Change from baseline to 10 weeks

• Rhythmic Weight Shift (RWS)

  Change from baseline to 10 weeks

• Sensory Organization Test (SOT) Vestibular

  Change from baseline to 10 weeks

• Limits of Stability (LOS)

  Change from baseline to 10 weeks

• Grip Strength

  Change from baseline to 10 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Yoga

EXPERIMENTAL

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

Behavioral: Yoga Intervention

Health Education

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

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.

Behavioral: Healthy Aging Education

Interventions

Yoga Intervention BEHAVIORAL

The 60-minute yoga sessions began with a brief breathing practice led by the instructor. The yoga instructor then led students through yoga poses at a gentle pace using chairs as props as needed. The pace of the class increased slowly over time as students became more familiar and more capable with the poses. Meditation and breathing was followed by chair poses (15-20 minutes), standing poses (10-15 minutes), floor poses (15 minutes), and lastly a supine resting pose (Savasana; 10 minutes). In the Silver Age Yoga method at that time, there were 73 available postures overall including: 35 Chair Postures, 18 Standing Postures, 20 Floor Postures, with a typical class covering 20-25 poses.

Yoga

Healthy Aging Education BEHAVIORAL

The health education comparison intervention consisted of once weekly, 90-minute health information workshops conducted in group format. The 90-minute sessions generally consisted of a 60-minute lecture followed by 30 minutes of questions and discussion. The lecture titles for Weeks 1-10 were as follows: Introduction/ Exploring Communication, The Science of Successful Aging, Acupuncture 101: How it Works \& What it is Good for, Quality of Life/Quality of Well Being, Fighting Cancer With Your Fork, Forgiveness via Shakespeare's: A Winter's Tale, Better Eyesight in Minutes a Day, Brain Fitness, The Importance of Organic Foods/ Organic Gardening, How Dementia Can Be Modified. Lectures were provided by a mix of credentialed experts (physicians/psychologists, etc) and other clinicians. Instructors were asked not to talk about yoga or medication in their lectures. Content was not otherwise closely monitored.

Health Education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 89 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, San Diego: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Groessl EJ, Maiya M, Schmalzl L, Wing D, Jeste DV. Yoga to prevent mobility limitations in older adults: feasibility of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Geriatr. 2018 Dec 12;18(1):306. doi: 10.1186/s12877-018-0988-8.

  PMID: 30541474 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mobility Limitation; Sedentary Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Erik Groessl
• Organization: UC San Diego

egroessl@ucsd.edu

858-642-6347

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 18, 2018
• First Posted: June 4, 2018
• Study Start: January 6, 2014
• Primary Completion: May 2, 2014
• Study Completion: June 30, 2014
• Last Updated: October 21, 2019
• Results First Posted: October 21, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share