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Yoga for Kyphosis Trial

NCT00781729 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 118

Last updated 2008-10-29

No results posted yet for this study

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

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Gail A Greendale, MD · University of California, Los Angeles

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-09-30
Primary Completion
2006-09-30
Completion
2006-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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