Comparing the effect of yoga and exercise on lower limb muscles strength ,balance and range of movement among elderly with compromised stair climbing.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M259- Joint disorder, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/08/035825
- Lead Sponsor
- Intramural Research Fund CommitteeJIPMER
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Elderly (aged 60 years and above)
having difficulty in stair climbing as assessed using
Barthelââ?¬•s, ADL score.
Exclusion Criteria
1) Elderly who had fracture (spine and lower
limb) in last 6 months.
2) Self-reported
I. terminally ill conditions like malignancy, CKD
II. any residual paralysis due to stroke, spinal cord
injury or other neurological conditions
III. cardiopulmonary conditions like coronary artery disease (recent MI, ongoing unstable angina)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the change in lower limb muscle <br/ ><br>strength, range of motion (ROM) and balance (static <br/ ><br>and dynamic), following 10 weeks of combined intervention of yoga and physiotherapy as compared to <br/ ><br>only physiotherapyTimepoint: 10 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method to estimate the prevalence of sarcopeniaTimepoint: 10 weeks