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Trial reportThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2014

The effects of an 8-week Hatha yoga intervention on executive function in older adults.

Neha P Gothe, Arthur F Kramer, Edward McAuley

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05180656 (The Impact of a Remotely-Delivered Yoga Intervention on Cognitive Function in Breast Cancer Survivors), which is not on this map. Cited by 54 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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NCT05180656 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

The Impact of a Remotely-Delivered Yoga Intervention on Cognitive Function in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Feasibility Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of TorontoRan2021 to 2022Enrolled18ConditionsBreast Cancer, Breast Cancer Stage I, Breast Cancer Stage II, Breast Cancer Stage IIIArmsYoga Intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

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54 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  13. A randomized controlled trial of Kundalini yoga in mild cognitive impairment.International psychogeriatrics · 2017 · on this map
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Neha P GotheDepartment of Kinesiology and Community Health, Present address: Division of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. nehagothe@wayne.edu.
Arthur F KramerBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, and Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Edward McAuleyDepartment of Kinesiology and Community Health, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, and.

Funding

Activity Gait and Efficacy (AGE) in Order WomenR01AG020118 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI MCAULEY, EDWARD · 2002 to 2013
$2.7M
NIA NIH HHS 2R01 AG20118
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFew scientific studies have examined movement-based embodied contemplative practices such as yoga and their effects on cognition. The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to examine the effects of an 8-week Hatha yoga intervention on executive function measures of task switching and working memory capacity.

methodsCommunity-dwelling older adults (N = 118; mean age = 62.0) were randomized to one of two groups: a Hatha yoga intervention or a stretching-strengthening control. Both groups participated in hour-long exercise classes 3×/week over the 8-week study period. All participants completed established tests of executive function including the task switching paradigm, n-back and running memory span at baseline and follow-up.

resultsAnalysis of covariances showed significantly shorter reaction times on the mixed and repeat task switching trials (partial η(2) = .04, p < .05) for the Hatha yoga group. Higher accuracy was recorded on the single trials (partial η(2) = .05, p < .05), the 2-back condition of the n-back (partial η(2) = .08, p < .001), and partial recall scores (partial η(2) = .06, p < .01) of running span task.

conclusionsFollowing 8 weeks of yoga practice, participants in the yoga intervention group showed significantly improved performance on the executive function measures of working memory capacity and efficiency of mental set shifting and flexibility compared with their stretching-strengthening counterparts. Although the underlying mechanisms need to be investigated, these results demand larger systematic trials to thoroughly examine effects of yoga on executive function as well as across other domains of cognition, and its potential to maintain or improve cognitive functioning in the aging process.

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YogaCognitionExecutive FunctionFemaleHumansMaleMemory, Short-TermMiddle AgedReaction TimeCognitionOlder adultsWorking memory.Yoga intervention

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PMID25024234
PMCPMC4202261

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