Patient Fall Clinical Trial
— Yoga/FallsOfficial title:
Yoga's Effect on Fall Risk Factors in the Rural, Older Adult Population; an Academic/Community Partnership
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.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 43 |
Est. completion date | April 2016 |
Est. primary completion date | March 2016 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 60 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Males and females 2. Age 60 and older 3. 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. 4. Cognitively intact as evidenced by correct answers to the mini-cogMemory Impairment Screen. 5. Able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. 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. 2. Pelvic or lower extremity orthopedic surgery in the previous 12 months. 3. Cardiac or other medical condition with previous physician instructions to avoid low intensity exercise. 4. 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. 5. Terminal condition with rapid progression of disease and not expected to live 6 months or more. 6. Inability to provide informed consent 7. Practiced yoga at home or in a classroom setting in the past 6 months. |
Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | 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 |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Wisconsin, Madison |
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | occurence of falls | incidence and number of falls that occur for participants during the study | 6 months | No |
Secondary | Improved Balance | validated balance testing including the Berg Balance Scale, and testing of walking performance using the Functional Gait Assessment at the beginning and end of program. | 6 months | No |
Secondary | qualitative information about feasibility of yoga in rural older adults | survey and discussion with participants and advisory board members | 6 months | No |
Secondary | time to first fall | 6 months | No |
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