NCT00781729

Yoga for Kyphosis Trial

Phase 2 Study of Yoga for Excess Thoracic Curvature.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 118 (actual)
• Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · NIH
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study seeks to determine whether a specially designed Hatha Yoga program can reduce hyperkyphosis in men and women who are at least 60 years of age and who have excessive thoracic kyphosis.

Conditions

• Kyphosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Yoga, one hour class, 3 times per week, for 24 weeks	Yoga, one hour class, 3 times per week, for 24 weeks
BEHAVIORAL	Luncheon Seminar Series, once per month, for 24 weeks	Luncheon Seminar Series, once per month, for 24 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-09-01
• Primary completion: 2006-09-01
• Completion: 2006-09-01
• First posted: 2008-10-29
• Last updated: 2008-10-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States