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Multidirectional Yoga for Cognition

NCT03799640 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2019-09-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Older individuals, 60-90, will be provided regular or cognitively based yoga training. They will then be evaluated using standard cognitive testing devices.

Conditions

  • Standard Yoga
  • Multi-directional Yoga
  • Educational Control

Interventions

OTHER

Standard Yoga

Yoga using standard poses and linear movements

OTHER

Multi-directional Yoga

The multidirectional yoga training program will use both simple and complex movement sequences (asana or postures) that include a cognitive component. For example, participants will be taught a movement sequence that includes 16-20 yoga postures that increase in difficulty as the training progresses.

OTHER

Educational Control

Lectures on health and fitness

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Miami

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joseph Signorile, PhD · University of Miami

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-05
Primary Completion
2019-08-15
Completion
2019-08-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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