Yoga for older adults
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/07/044442
- Lead Sponsor
- DST SATYAM
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1. Willing to participate in the interventions
2. No presence of implanted devices or metallic bodies above the waist
3. No history of stroke or Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
4. Intention to remain in the local area for the duration of the intervention or testing period
1. Clinically advised not to perform exercises
2. Prior exposure to Yoga; involved in current or recent (last two months) practice of yoga or those with regular (three times per week or more) participation in other planned exercises, such as aerobics or strength training
3. Known accelerated hypertension
4. Overt clinical congestive heart failure requiring treatment with a diuretic or angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor.
5. Renal failure (serum creatinine of more than 150 µmol/l)
6. Condition expected to severely limit survival, e.g. terminal illness
7. Clinical diagnosis of dementia
8. Resident in a nursing home, i.e. where the dependency and care requirements of the patients are such that they require the regular input of qualified nurses and therefore the majority of staff in the home are nurses (other forms of residential care are acceptable).
9. Unable to stand up or walk
10. Participation in a drug trial within the past month preceding selection.
11. Alcohol or drug abuse
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method