Trial reportBMC geriatrics2017
Adapted yoga to improve physical function and health-related quality of life in physically-inactive older adults: a randomised controlled pilot trial.
Trial report in BMC geriatrics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02663726 (A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial Investigating the Effects of a 10-week Yoga Intervention on Physical Function and Health-related Quality of Life in Physically-inactive Older Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial Investigating the Effects of a 10-week Yoga Intervention on Physical Function and Health-related Quality of Life in Physically-inactive Older Adults
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effect of physical activity interventions on physical and mental health of the elderly: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of yoga for posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Psychiatry research · 2024Pooled it
- The effects of adapted mind-body exercises on physical function, quality of life and wellbeing for older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2024Pooled it
- What Works to Improve Wellbeing? A Rapid Systematic Review of 223 Interventions Evaluated with the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scales.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Yoga Practice on Physical Fitness in the Elderly.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of Mind-Body Interventions Involving Meditative Movements on Quality of Life, Depressive Symptoms, Fear of Falling and Sleep Quality in Older Adults: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- The effects of yoga compared to active and inactive controls on physical function and health related quality of life in older adults- systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Pooled it
- Chair-based yoga programme for older adults with multimorbidity: RCT with embedded economic and process evaluations.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2024Trial
- Yoga to prevent mobility limitations in older adults: feasibility of a randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2018Trial
- A pilot study investigating the feasibility of a positive body image yoga intervention for men and women across adulthood.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Development of an Evidence-Based Yoga Programme for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study.Nursing research and practice · 2026Article
- An Optimal Beneficiary Profile to Ensure Focused Interventions for Older Adults.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Feasibility and Preliminary Impact of a Web-Based Mind Body Intervention for Older Dementia Caregivers.Western journal of nursing research · 2024Article
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- Effect of Chair Yoga Therapy on Functional Fitness and Daily Life Activities among Older Female Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis in Taiwan: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of offering a chair-based yoga programme in addition to usual care in older adults with multiple long-term conditions: a pragmatic, parallel group, open label, randomised controlled trial.NIHR open research · 2023Article
- Association of Self-Reported and Device-Measured Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity with Health-Related Quality of Life among European Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- Yoga for Healthy Aging: Science or Hype?Advances in geriatric medicine and research · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundYoga is a holistic therapy of expanding popularity, which has the potential to produce a range of physical, mental and social benefits. This trial evaluated the feasibility and effects of an adapted yoga programme on physical function and health-related quality of life in physically-inactive older adults.
methodsIn this randomised controlled pilot trial, 52 older adults (90% female; mean age 74.8 years, SD 7.2) were randomised 1:1 to a yoga programme or wait-list control. The yoga group (n = 25) received a physical activity education booklet and were invited to attend ten yoga sessions during a 12-week period. The control group (n = 27) received the education booklet only. Measures of physical function (e.g., Short Physical Performance Battery; SPPB), health status (EQ-5D) and mental well-being (Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale; WEMWBS) were assessed at baseline and 3 months. Feasibility was assessed using course attendance and adverse event data, and participant interviews.
resultsForty-seven participants completed follow-up assessments. Median class attendance was 8 (range 3 to 10). At the 3-month follow-up, the yoga group had a higher SPPB total score compared with the control group (mean difference 0.9, 95% confidence interval [CI] -0.3 to 2.0), a faster time to rise from a chair five times (mean difference - 1.73 s, 95% CI -4.08 to 0.62), and better performance on the chair sit-and-reach lower-limb flexibility test (mean difference 5 cm, 95% CI 0 to 10). The yoga group also had superior health status and mental well-being (vs. control) at 3 months, with mean differences in EQ-5D and WEMWBS scores of 0.12 (95% CI, 0.03 to 0.21) and 6 (95% CI, 1 to 11), respectively. The interviews indicated that participants valued attending the yoga programme, and that they experienced a range of benefits.
conclusionsThe adapted yoga programme appeared to be feasible and potentially beneficial in terms of improving mental and social well-being and aspects of physical function in physically-inactive older adults. An appropriately-powered trial is required to confirm the findings of the present study and to determine longer-term effects.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT02663726 .
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