NCT04215900

High-Speed Yoga and Executive Function

The Impact of High-speed Yoga on Executive Function and Functional Ability in Individuals Diagnosed With Parkinson's Disease.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Miami · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to establish if a novel high-speed yoga program which incorporates visual cues can make a positive change in the participant's ability to make decisions and move as measured by several cognitive, balance and functional tests. It has been shown that yoga can improve balance and movement in those diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Detailed description

The purpose of this research study is to establish if a novel high-speed yoga program which incorporates visual cues can make a positive change in the participant's ability to make decisions and move as measured by several cognitive, balance and functional tests. It has been shown that yoga can improve balance and movement in those diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Subjects will be randomly assigned to either the high-speed yoga group or an inactive control group. All subjects will be tested before and after the 16 week training period using tests of balance, cognition and functional movement. The high-speed yoga group will receive yoga sequences lead by a certified yoga instructor during each of the 32 visits to the yoga studio. Each session will last one hour and be conducted two times per week. The program will consist of several different balance poses and movements where participants are encouraged to move quickly. Participants will also be asked to move in different directions based on colored lines placed on the yoga mat. To ensure a safe environment, several assistants will be present to help participants move into each pose. In addition, several assistive devices such as chairs and yoga blocks will be available if participants chose to use them.

Conditions

• Executive Dysfunction
• Parkinson Disease
• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	High-speed yoga multi-directional yoga	The yoga training will be performed over a 4-month period where classes will be held two times per week. Each session will include a warm-up, speed and balance training section, and cooldown phase. The yoga program will include four separate progressions with the first four weeks serving as a familiarization phase, where the participants will be introduced to the poses and proper technique will be demonstrated. The second four-week phase will emphasize a speed component used to target improvements in aerobic capacity. The same poses previously learned will be used. The final two phases will increase in intensity maintaining the speed element and include skill-based training, where the participants will be asked to complete each pose moving as quickly as possible in response to visual and auditory cues.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-01-15
• Primary completion: 2021-08-30
• Completion: 2021-08-30
• First posted: 2020-01-02
• Last updated: 2022-05-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States