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Yoga in Older Cardiac Patients

NCT06235658 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2026-02-27

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare, at 3 months, the effects of a yoga intervention on physical health, including balance, muscle strength, physical activity levels, cardiac autonomic function, and physical vulnerability, as well as psychological health, including depressive symptoms and anxiety, in cardiac patients who are older than 65 years old and randomized to the intervention or control group. The main questions aim to 1) determine if yoga can improve physical health outcomes such as balance, muscle strength, cardiac function, and physical vulnerability in older adults with cardiovascular disease, and 2) determine if yoga can positively impact psychological health, including reducing depressive symptoms and anxiety in this population. Participants in the intervention group will attend yoga sessions twice a week for three months. The intervention group will be asked to complete surveys and physical function assessments at the beginning and three months later. Researchers will compare the intervention group and the control group to see if there is any difference and improvement in physical and psychological health between the two groups.

Conditions

  • Cardiovascular Diseases in Old Age

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Gentle Yoga

Participants will attend two virtual 60-minute gentle yoga sessions per week for 12 weeks. Each session will be conducted via videoconference using the Zoom platform, with participants joining from their homes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Geunyeong Cha

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Debra K Moser, Ph.D · University of Kentucky

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-15
Primary Completion
2024-11-26
Completion
2024-11-26

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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