A Randomized Pilot Trial Evaluating the Impact of a Yoga Intervention on Cognition in Older Adults Infected With HIV

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

22

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2017

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2019

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2019

Conditions
HIV/AIDSCognitive ImpairmentAgingMobility LimitationMedication AdherenceDepressionQuality of LifeBalance Problems
Interventions
OTHER

Yoga-mindfulness

"Sample class:~Warm-up~(15 minutes) Standing poses~(15 minutes) Balance poses~(15 minutes) Abdominals \& back bends (10 minutes) Cool-down~(5 minutes) Seated meditation Alternate nostril breathing Bellows breath Shoulder/neck stretches Cat-cow Forward fold Sun salutations Warrior 1 Warrior 2 Triangle Extended side angle Reverse warrior High lunge with twist Tree pose Standing holding knee Modified warrior 3 (chair support) Half moon~Bird-dog Side plank Bridge Cobra Sphinx Corpse pose Side-lying Seated om~Every month, a smudging ceremony will take place with an Aboriginal Elder for 5-10 minutes at the start of the class."

Trial Locations (1)

B3H 2Y9

HIV clinic, Halifax

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

OTHER_GOV

lead

Adria Quigley

OTHER

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