Yoga's Effect on Fall Risk Factors in the Rural, Older Adult Population; an Academic/Community Partnership

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Conditions studied: Patient Fall

In brief

This is a 2 year pilot/feasibility project to develop an intervention, test research methods, and evaluate the effects of yoga on core strength and balance of an older rural population in an effort to ultimately reduce the frequency of falls. The investigators' goal for this project is for community and academic partners to develop a yoga program that is feasible, safe, and acceptable to an older adult population, then test the program, research methods and evaluation, in preparation for conducting a larger randomized trial of the intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02443038

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

43

Starts

2014-04-01

Expected to finish

2016-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-10-27

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Males and females
• Age 60 and older
• Able to walk 150 feet without assistive devices such as a cane or walker. This is a commonly used definition of an "independent ambulator" according to the Functional Independence Measure.
• Cognitively intact as evidenced by correct answers to the mini-cogMemory Impairment Screen.
• Able to provide informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Pelvic or lower extremity injury in the previous 6 months that required temporary use of an assistive device, including crutches, for more than 7 days.
• Pelvic or lower extremity orthopedic surgery in the previous 12 months.
• Cardiac or other medical condition with previous physician instructions to avoid low intensity exercise.
• Neurologic condition that impairs strength or balance including herniated lumbar disc with nerve root compression, previous stroke with residual lower extremity weakness, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and other neuromuscular diseases.
• Terminal condition with rapid progression of disease and not expected to live 6 months or more.
• Inability to provide informed consent
• Practiced yoga at home or in a classroom setting in the past 6 months.

Where it is running

• Aging and Disability Resource Center- Iowa and Lafayette Counties — Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States
• Aging and Disability Resource Center-Green County — Monroe, Wisconsin, United States
• Aging and Disability Resource Center-Grant County — Platteville, Wisconsin, United States

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