NCT01650532

Stretching and Yoga Exercise Study

The Effects of an 8-Week Yoga Intervention on Cognition and Functional Fitness in Older Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 118 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 55 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The investigators propose to test the effects of an 8-week supervised, site-based, group yoga intervention on cognition and functional fitness in older adults. The SAY Exercise study will compare the yoga group to a stretching group to determine if the program improves attention and cognition, reduces functional limitations, enhances functional performance in everyday activities, as well as psychological health in sedentary older adults between 55-80 years of age. The investigators also propose to assess heart rate variability using a 3-lead EKG and salivary cortisol levels to understand the moderators of the yoga-cognition relationship.

Conditions

• Aging

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Yoga Condition	Classes lasting one hour, held 3 times per week for 8 weeks.
BEHAVIORAL	Stretching Condition	Classes lasting one hour, held 3 times per week for 8 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-05-01
• Primary completion: 2013-03-01
• Completion: 2013-03-01
• First posted: 2012-07-26
• Last updated: 2017-02-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States