Healthy Elderly, Yoga
Conditions
Brief summary
This study is conducted to verify the relationships between yoga efficacy and bioactive materials in the blood of Korean elderly.
Detailed description
Glycoproteomics approach will be applied to verify the relationships between yoga efficacy and bioactive materials in the blood of Korean elderly.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALParticipation in the elderly yoga program
Yoga participant groups will practice elderly yoga for four months.
Sponsors
Wonryeon Cho
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* The elderly group participant over 60 years old. * The young group participant over 20 to 57 years old. * Individual who can read and understand Korean. * Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
Exclusion criteria
* Participant who was diagnosed with cancer in the last five years. * In case of participants leaving the yoga program after the primary blood collecting, they will be excluded from the secondary blood collecting. * Individuals who are judged inappropriate for the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Measuring the number of glycoproteins in blood between before and after participation in an elderly yoga program for both the Advanced group and Beginner group | 4 months | Glycoproteins in human plasma are known to be deeply associated with multiple diseases, cell differentiation, aging, and etc. The efficacy of elderly yoga will be assessed by identifying and comparing the number of glycoproteins in blood between before and after participation in an elderly yoga program for both the Advanced group and Beginner group. |
Countries
South Korea
Contacts
Primary ContactWonryeon Cho, PhD
Backup ContactByungsoo Yu, PhD
Outcome results
None listed