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Yoga's Effect on Fall Risk Factors in the Rural, Older Adult Population; an Academic/Community Partnership
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Yoga for Patient Fall. Completed, enrolled 43 participants across 3 sites.
Detailed Summary
This is a 2 year pilot/feasibility project to develop an intervention, test research methods, and evaluate the effects of yoga on core strength and balance of an older rural population in an effort to ultimately reduce the frequency of falls. The investigators' goal for this project is for community and academic partners to develop a yoga program that is feasible, safe, and acceptable to an older adult population, then test the program, research methods and evaluation, in preparation for conducting a larger randomized trial of the intervention.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
16 bi-weekly 50-60 minute yoga classes, followed by daily, 10 minute home exercise poses and 5 minute relaxation, the control group will practice 5 minutes relaxation, each day between classes. The first of 3 classes is the 8-10 member advisory board, the second and third classes with 10-15 participants in each workshop will be held in other counties. There will be 2-3 months between the first set of classes and second and third set of classes to refine methods and conduct enrollment and testing for the subsequent groups.