Less Neuropathy After Yoga- Managing Diabetic Neuropathy With Yoga
- Conditions
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Interventions
- Other: yoga
- Registration Number
- NCT02659007
- Lead Sponsor
- Colorado State University
- Brief Summary
The long-term goal is to identify and establish effective mind-body interventions (as an aspect of complementary and alternative medicine) to improve health and Quality of Life (QoL) for people with disabilities. Preliminary data suggest that engagement in yoga is feasible and beneficial for multiple study populations, and it may relieve symptoms of neuropathy. The central hypothesis is that individuals who complete yoga will have significantly better balance, mobility, and QoL after 8 weeks of yoga.
- Detailed Description
assessments completed before and after yoga. yoga was delivered twice a week for 8 weeks for one hour each session. Yoga included sitting, standing, and floor postures, breath work, and meditation
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 15
- Anyone age 18 and over with DPN from Diabetes Mellitus and a balance impairment. and be able and willing to attend twice weekly sessions for 8 weeks.
- not have consistently engaged in yoga for greater than a year.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description yoga yoga yoga, 2 times a week for 8 weeks
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method change in Neuro-QoL baseline and 8 weeks used to assess health related quality of life in people with neuro disability
change in 6 minute walk baseline and 8 weeks amount of feet walked in 6 minutes, used to assess endurance
change in 10 meter walk baseline and 8 weeks amount of time to walk 10 meters, measures gait speed
change in Berg balance Scale baseline and 8 weeks assess static and dynamic balance
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method