Feasibility of a yoga intervention to decrease pain in older women: a randomized controlled pilot study
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Feasibility of a yoga intervention to decrease pain in older women: a randomized controlled pilot study Rebecca Seguin-Fowler1* , Meredith Graham2, Judy Ward3, Galen Eldridge1, Urshila Sriram1 and Diane Fine4
Abstract Background: A significant proportion of older women suffer from chronic pain, which can decrease quality of life. The objective of this pilot randomized study was to evaluate the feasibility of a flow-restorative yoga intervention designed to decrease pain and related outcomes among women aged 60 or older. Methods: Flow-restorative yoga classes were held twice weekly for 1 hour and led by a certified yoga instructor. Participants randomized to the intervention group attended the yoga classes for 12 weeks and received supplemental materials for at-home practice. Those randomized to the control group were asked to maintain their normal daily routine. Feasibility was evaluated using recruitment and retention rates, class and home practice adherence rates, and participant satisfaction surveys. Outcome measures (self-reported pain, inflammatory markers, functional fitness, quality of life, resilience, and self-reported physical activity) were assessed at baseline and postintervention. Paired t-tests or Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used to examine changes in outcome measures within treatment groups. Results: Thirty-eight participants were recruited and randomized. Participants were primarily white, collegeeducated, and higher functioning, despite experiencing various forms of chronic pain. Attendance and retention rates were high (91 and 97%, respectively) and the majority of participants were satisfied with the yoga program (89%) and would recommend it to others (87%). Intervention participants also experienced reductions in pain interference and improvements in energy and social functioning. Conclusions: This pilot study provides essential data to inform a full scale randomized trial of flow-restorative yoga for older women with chronic pain. Future studies should emphasize strategies to recruit a more diverse study population, particularly older women at higher risk of disability and functional decline. Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT03790098. Registered 31 December 2018 – Retrospectively registered Keywords: Yoga, Pain, Older women, Physical function
* Correspondence: [email protected] 1 Texas A&M AgriLife Research, 600 John Kimborough Boulevard, Suite 512, College Station, TX, USA Full list of author information is available at the end of the article © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless in
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