Diabetic Neuropathy
Conditions
Keywords
yoga, balance
Brief summary
The long-term goal is to identify and establish effective mind-body interventions (as an aspect of complementary and alternative medicine) to improve health and Quality of Life (QoL) for people with disabilities. Preliminary data suggest that engagement in yoga is feasible and beneficial for multiple study populations, and it may relieve symptoms of neuropathy. The central hypothesis is that individuals who complete yoga will have significantly better balance, mobility, and QoL after 8 weeks of yoga.
Detailed description
assessments completed before and after yoga. yoga was delivered twice a week for 8 weeks for one hour each session. Yoga included sitting, standing, and floor postures, breath work, and meditation
Interventions
OTHERyoga
8 weeks of yoga, twice a week. sitting, standing, and floor postures with meditation and breath work
Sponsors
Colorado State University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Anyone age 18 and over with DPN from Diabetes Mellitus and a balance impairment. and be able and willing to attend twice weekly sessions for 8 weeks.
Exclusion criteria
* not have consistently engaged in yoga for greater than a year.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| change in Neuro-QoL | baseline and 8 weeks | used to assess health related quality of life in people with neuro disability |
| change in Berg balance Scale | baseline and 8 weeks | assess static and dynamic balance |
| change in 6 minute walk | baseline and 8 weeks | amount of feet walked in 6 minutes, used to assess endurance |
| change in 10 meter walk | baseline and 8 weeks | amount of time to walk 10 meters, measures gait speed |
Outcome results
None listed