Yoga and sleep architecture in the elderly
- Conditions
- Healthy individuals between 60 years and 80 years of age
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/02/031466
- Lead Sponsor
- SVYASA Deemed to be University
- Brief Summary
There isconsiderable research on sleep (Okano, Kaczmarzyk, Dave, Gabrieli, & Grossman,2019), however, there is not much data on the objective measures of sleep together with yoga, especiallyin the elderly. Literature search has found this gap in the area of sleepresearch and the present study aims to fill this.
Theuniqueness of the proposed research is a perspective using Polysomnography,considered a gold standard in sleep studies (Rundo & Downey, 2019), Inflammation markers (correlation between sleep and inflammation,noted through the effect on cytokines (inflammation markers) have beenestablished (Besedovsky et al., 2019)) as well as certain subjective measures of sleep. This combinedapproach is different from and has not been observed in the extant studies onthe influence of yoga on the sleep architecture in the elderly.
Yetanother unique aspect is the design - single case experimental design (SCED).To make generalization possible, ergodic processing is necessary, i.e., alongitudinal study of a single sample with randomization of the process (Fisher, Medaglia, & Jeronimus, 2018). Most sleep studies measure sleep parameters for a single night toa few nights only; therefore, the long term consequences cannot be studied (Idesis, 2020). It is therefore, proposed to take up a detailed, long term,multiple time-point, single case experimental study approach, whereby it ishoped to gain insights that could potentially lead to improvement in thequality of life of the elderly.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 8
- Healthy individuals above 60 years of age 2.
- Healthy individuals with normal age-related sleep disturbances 3.
- Individuals with minor health conditions which are under control by medication 4.
- Both Male and female 5.
- Volunteers only.
- Diagnosed with neuro-degenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia etc.
- Individuals with chronic illness such as Cancer etc.
- Severe co-morbidities such as un-controlled Diabetes and Hypertension 4.
- Severe arthritis or any other painful condition 5.
- Frail health (based on medical opinion) 6.
- Diagnosed mental illness including severe depression 7.
- Recent surgery or Fractures 8.
- Addictions including Caffeine 9.
- Use of Medications for Sleep disorders.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method •An understanding about changes in sleep architecture of the elderly population along with quality of life, following a yoga intervention, measured objectively using polysomnography 5 time points | 1. Baseline | 2. End of 3rd month | 3. End of 9th month | 4. End of 15th month | 5. End of 18th month
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method •Generation of supportive evidence to understand the influence of the yoga intervention on the peripheral levels of the sleep regulatory cytokines with respect to the elderly population •Correlation between Psychological outcomes measured through Geriatric Depression Scale, and Perceived Stress Scale and Quality of sleep following a yoga intervention
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
SVYASA Deemed-to-be University
🇮🇳Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India
SVYASA Deemed-to-be University🇮🇳Bangalore, KARNATAKA, IndiaSUDHA RAMAPRASADPrincipal investigator9448142819sudharamaprasad@gmail.com