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Stretching and Yoga Exercise Study

NCT01650532 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 118

Last updated 2017-02-23

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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

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Edward McAuley, PhD · University of Illinois at Chicago

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-03-31
Completion
2013-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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