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Trial reportJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2017

A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Chair Yoga on Pain and Physical Function Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Lower Extremity Osteoarthritis.

Juyoung Park, Ruth McCaffrey, David Newman, Patricia Liehr, Joseph G Ouslander

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 40 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02113410 nacompletednot on this map

Effect of Sit 'N' Fit Chair Yoga on Community-Dwelling Elders With Osteoarthritis

TypeinterventionalSponsorFlorida Atlantic UniversityRan2014 to 2016Enrolled131ConditionsOsteoarthritis (OA)ArmsSit 'N' Fit Chair Yoga (SNFCY), Health Education Program (HEP)
NCT07768033 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

The effect of chair-assisted yoga practice on sleep quality and pain levels in elderly individuals living in nursing homes

TypeinterventionalSponsorRüveyda BerkRan2026 to 2026Enrolled36ConditionsSleep Quality, PainArmsChair-Supported Yoga
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Juyoung ParkSchool of Social Work, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida.
Ruth McCaffreyGeorgia Baptist College of Nursing, Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia.
David NewmanChristine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida.
Patricia LiehrChristine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida.
Joseph G OuslanderCharles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida.

Funding

Effect of Sit 'N' Fit Chair Yoga on Community-dwelling Elders with OsteoarthritisR15AT007352 · NCCIH · FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY · PI LIEHR, PATRICIA, PARK, JUYOUNG · 2013 to 2013
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NCCIH NIH HHS R15 AT007352
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo determine effects of Sit 'N' Fit Chair Yoga, compared to a Health Education program (HEP), on pain and physical function in older adults with lower extremity osteoarthritis (OA) who could not participate in standing exercise.

designTwo-arm randomized controlled trial.

settingOne HUD senior housing facility and one day senior center in south Florida.

participantsCommunity-dwelling older adults (N = 131) were randomly assigned to chair yoga (n = 66) or HEP (n = 65). Thirteen dropped after assignment but prior to the intervention; six dropped during the intervention; 106 of 112 completed at least 12 of 16 sessions (95% retention rate).

interventionsParticipants attended either chair yoga or HEP. Both interventions consisted of twice-weekly 45-minute sessions for 8 weeks. MEASUREMENTS: Primary: pain, pain interference; secondary: balance, gait speed, fatigue, functional ability measured at baseline, after 4 weeks of intervention, at the end of the 8-week intervention, and post-intervention (1 and 3 months).

resultsThe chair yoga group showed greater reduction in pain interference during the intervention (P = .01), sustained through 3 months (P = .022). WOMAC pain (P = .048), gait speed (P = .024), and fatigue (P = .037) were improved in the yoga group during the intervention (P = .048) but improvements were not sustained post intervention. Chair yoga had no effect on balance.

conclusionAn 8-week chair yoga program was associated with reduction in pain, pain interference, and fatigue, and improvement in gait speed, but only the effects on pain interference were sustained 3 months post intervention. Chair yoga should be further explored as a nonpharmacologic intervention for older people with OA in the lower extremities.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02113410.

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YogaAgedFatigueFemaleGaitHealth EducationHumansLower ExtremityMaleOsteoarthritisPain ManagementPain MeasurementPilot ProjectsPostural Balancechair yogaosteoarthritispain managementrandomized controlled trial

Identifiers

PMID28008603
PMCPMC5357158

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