The effect of yoga exercise on anxiety, depression, sleep quality and memory

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Condition 1: Anxiety. Condition 2: depression. Condition 3: sleep quality. Condition 4: memory.; Anxiety disorder, unspecified; Mild depressive episode

• Registration Number: IRCT20190103042225N1
• Lead Sponsor: Yazd University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 January 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 58

Inclusion Criteria

were age over 60 years old, no physical problems such as hip replacement, Parkinson’s disease, and dizziness leading to inabilities to practice the exercises, signing consent forms to participate in the study, and obtaining permission from a trusted physician to practice the yoga poses.

Exclusion Criteria

Lack of cooperation, cognitive problems (Alzheimer’s disease, progressive physical and mental problems during practice, sensorineural hearing loss (deafness), neurodevelopmental disorder (mental retardation), absenteeism in more than 3 sessions of exercises, no consumption of sleeping pills over the last one month, and movement from the adult day care center

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety scale Evaluation. Timepoint: Before the intervention and after the intervention. Method of measurement: DASS21 questionnaire.;Depression scale Evaluation. Timepoint: Before the intervention and after the intervention. Method of measurement: DASS21 questionnaire.;Sleep quality scale Evaluation. Timepoint: Before the intervention and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire.;Memory scale Evaluation. Timepoint: Before the intervention and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Wechsler Memory scale.