Yoga for Seniors

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Aging Well

In brief

The overall purpose of this study is to deliver a 12-week yoga program to older adults (over 60 years of age) in rural WI who do not have access to yoga programming and examine the effects of the programming on activities of daily living, gait, balance, falls, activity level and social isolation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04889131

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

88

Starts

2019-05-30

Expected to finish

2020-02-24

Last updated by the study team

2021-05-17

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Ability to independently ambulate for at least 10 minutes continuously (with or without an assistive device)
• Ability to attend the yoga class for all or most of the 12 weeks
• A previous fall, near-fall or identified fear of falling

You may not qualify if…

• No known contraindication for exercise (i.e. a medical doctor has told you not to exercise)
• A resent injury that causes pain during movement
• Current enrollment in another research study or class focused on balance

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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