Stretching and Yoga Exercise Study

Aging Clinical Trial

— SAYExercise  

Official title:

The Effects of an 8-Week Yoga Intervention on Cognition and Functional Fitness in Older Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01650532
• Other study ID #: UIUC_IRB_12362
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 12, 2012
• Last updated: February 21, 2017
• Start date: May 2012
• Est. completion date: March 2013

Study information

• Verified date: February 2017
• Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators propose to test the effects of an 8-week supervised, site-based, group yoga intervention on cognition and functional fitness in older adults. The SAY Exercise study will compare the yoga group to a stretching group to determine if the program improves attention and cognition, reduces functional limitations, enhances functional performance in everyday activities, as well as psychological health in sedentary older adults between 55-80 years of age. The investigators also propose to assess heart rate variability using a 3-lead EKG and salivary cortisol levels to understand the moderators of the yoga-cognition relationship.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 118
• Est. completion date: March 2013
• Est. primary completion date: March 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 55 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 55-80 yrs of age

• Low active: zero to two days of physical activity (>30 minutes per day) per week, in previous six months

• Personal physicians consent to participate in testing and exercise intervention

• Not involved in any other physical activity/exercise research study or cognitive training study.

• Adequate responses to the Telephone interview of Cognitive Status (TICS-M) questionnaire

• Corrected (near and far) acuity of 20/40 or better in both eyes

• Initial depression score on GDS-15 below clinical levels (>5)

• Able to get up and down from the floor

• Comfortable with reading, writing and speaking English

Exclusion Criteria:

• Below 55 or over 80 years of age

• High physical activity levels (more than 2 times per week, >30 minutes, in the last 6 months)

• Regular yoga practitioners (previously or currently practicing for more than 6 months)

• Involved in other physical activity/exercise research study or cognitive training study

• Non-consent of the physician

• Inadequate response on the GDS-15 and TICS-M

• Uncorrected (near and far) acuity of greater than 20/40 in either eye

• Inability to communicate effectively in English

• Intent to be away from the area for a long period of time resulting in more than 2 absences at the exercise sessions

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aging

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Yoga Condition
Classes lasting one hour, held 3 times per week for 8 weeks.
• Stretching Condition
Classes lasting one hour, held 3 times per week for 8 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign	Urbana	Illinois

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes in cognition as assessed by a neuropsychological battery of computer based and paper pencil tests from baseline to 8 weeks	Participants will complete a neuropsychological battery of tasks assessing memory, attention, decision making at baseline (before beginning the program) and at week 8 (after completing the exercise program).	Baseline - 8 week
Secondary	Change in functional fitness from baseline to 8 weeks	Participants will complete a battery of physical function tests assessing balance, flexibility, strength and mobility at baseline and week 8.	Baseline - 8 week
Secondary	Change in psychosocial outcomes from baseline to 8 weeks	Participants will complete a packet of questionnaires assessing self-esteem, postitive and negative affect including anxiety and depression, self-efficacy and other psychosocial outcomes.	Baseline - 8 week
Secondary	Change in salivary cortisol from baseline to 8 weeks	Participants will be providing a small saliva sample via a passive drool into a vial. The compound of interest is cortisol (an indicator of body stress).	Baseline - week 8
Secondary	Change in heart rate variability from baseline to 8-weeks	The EKG for each participant will also be recorded in response to a 5 minute unpaced (normal) breathing and 5-minute paced (set to a metronome) breathing. All participants will complete these assessments at baseline and week 8.	Baseline - 8 week