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Effect of a Structured Yoga Program on Psychological Well-Being of Elderly Residents Living in a Hospice in Pondicherry

Effects of Adjuvant Structured Yoga Program on Psychological Well-Being and Salutogenic Outcomes among Geriatric Hospice Residents in Pondicherry: A Crossover Study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/06/112406
Enrollment
48
Registered
2026-06-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-22

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Structured Yoga Program: Participants will receive a structured yoga program consisting of loosening practices, asanas, pranayama, and relaxation techniques for 35 minutes per session,

Sponsors

NIL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants aged 60 to 80 years residing at Cluny Home for the Aged Hospice Convent, Pondicherry; willing to participate and provide written informed consent; capable of performing the yoga protocol; and participants with mild to moderate hearing impairment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants with physical deformity or disability that prevents participation in the yoga intervention.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the effect of a structured yoga program on psychological well-being, as measured by the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), Visual Analog Scale (VAS) (Pain) among geriatric hospice residents. To evaluate the impact of the structured yoga program on salutogenic outcomes, specifically Sense of Coherence (SOC-13) and Quality of Life, using Older People s Quality of Life questionnaire (OPQOL-BRIEF)Timepoint: Baseline, End of Week 4, Baseline of Week 5, End of Week 8

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To examine the interrelationships between changes in anxiety, pain, psychological well-being, sense of coherence, and quality of life following the yoga intervention.Timepoint: Baseline, End of Week 4, Baseline of Week 5, End of Week 8

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Balaji R

School of yoga therapy, Institute of Salutogenesis and Complementary Medicine, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth

drbalajirajasekaran@gmail.com9994513634

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026