Feasibility Study of a Modified Yoga Program for Elders
CompletedNot applicableNCT04343625
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a modified yoga program helps improve pain and function in elders age 65 years or older living in an assisted living community. Participation in regular physical activity, such as yoga, may improve strength and mobility and decrease pain. This study was developed to ascertain whether a modified yoga program improves pain and function in assisted-living elders, age 65 years and older.
Study details
- Official title
- Feasibility of a Modified Yoga Program to Improve Pain in an Assisted Living Facility
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety
- Fatigue
- Pain, Chronic
- Sleep
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Modified yoga class
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Collaborators
- 5 Healthy Towns Foundation
- Start date
- 2018-05-23
- Primary completion
- 2019-08-08
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Report chronic (\>3months) clinically relevant pain, defined as a score of ≥3 on a 0-10 numeric pain scale, at least 3 of 7 days per week * Must be current resident of the United Methodist Retirement Community or Silver Maples Assisted Living Community with medical record availability regarding medication use over the previous 10 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * Persons who have not lived at the facility long enough to analyze their medical records * Having any medical condition or lack of physical capability that would prohibit safe participation in yoga exercise * No regular yoga practice (regular yoga practice defined as ≥1 practice session/week) * Cannot provide informed consent for study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04343625