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Trial reportBMC geriatrics2018

Yoga to prevent mobility limitations in older adults: feasibility of a randomized controlled trial.

Erik J Groessl, Meghan Maiya, Laura Schmalzl, David Wing, Dilip V Jeste

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in BMC geriatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03544879 (Yoga to Prevent Mobility Limitations in Older Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

NCT03544879 nacompletednot on this map

Yoga to Prevent Mobility Limitations in Older Adults: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, San DiegoRan2014 to 2014Enrolled46ConditionsAging, Mobility Limitation, Sedentary LifestyleArmsYoga Intervention, Healthy Aging Education
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Yoga Practice on Physical Fitness in the Elderly.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  11. Association Between Pain and Sarcopenia Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years from Low- and Middle-Income Countries.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2023
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  15. Yoga for Healthy Aging: Science or Hype?Advances in geriatric medicine and research · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Erik J GroesslDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. #0994, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. egroessl@ucsd.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-6239-1965
Meghan MaiyaDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. #0994, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Laura SchmalzlDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. #0994, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
David WingDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. #0994, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Dilip V JesteUCSD Stein Institute for Research on Aging, La Jolla, CA, USA.
University of California San Diego · USSouthern California University of Health Sciences · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe loss of mobility during aging impacts independence and leads to further disability, morbidity, and reduced life expectancy. Our objective was to examine the feasibility and safety of conducting a randomized controlled trial of yoga for older adults at risk for mobility limitations.

methodsSedentary older adults (n = 46; age 60-89) were recruited and randomized to either yoga or a health education comparison group. Yoga sessions (60-min) occurred 2x weekly, and 90-min health education sessions occurred weekly, for 10 weeks. The primary outcomes were recruitment rate, intervention attendance, and retention at assessments. Adverse event rates and participant satisfaction were also measured. Physical performance measures of gait, balance, and strength and self-report outcome measures were administered at baseline and 10-weeks.

resultsRecruitment lasted 6 months. Retention of participants at the 10-week follow-up was high (89% - performance measures; 98% - self-report questionnaires). Attendance was good with 82% of yoga and 74% of health education participants attending at least 50% of the sessions. No serious adverse events were reported. Patient satisfaction with the interventions was high. The mean effect size for the physical performance measures was 0.35 with some over 0.50. The mean effect size for self-report outcome measures was 0.36.

conclusionsResults indicate that it is feasible to conduct a larger RCT of yoga for sedentary older adults at risk for mobility problems. The yoga and comparison interventions were safe, well accepted, and well attended. Effect sizes suggest yoga may have important benefits for this population and should be studied further.

trial registrationClinicalTrials # NCT03544879 ; Retrospectively registered 4 June, 2018.

Indexed as

Mobility LimitationSelf ReportYogaAgedAged, 80 and overFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGaitHealth EducationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMuscle Stretching ExercisesPatient SatisfactionPersons with DisabilitiesFeasibilityMobilityPhysical functionYoga

Identifiers

PMID30541474
PMCPMC6291934
OpenAlexW2904963117

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