Interoception
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized, controlled, two-arm crossover clinical trial without blinding. The sample will consist of 24 informal primary caregivers of people with some type of dementia already under treatm
those presenting psychiatric comorbidities (except depressive and anxiety disorders)
a history of cerebrovascular infarction
individuals classified as functional classes III and IV according to the New York Heart Association criteria
those with uncontrolled systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus
those with uncontrolled physical morbidities
and those unable to lie down on and get up from the floor without assistance. In the experimental group, the 24 caregivers will individually participate in a one-hour Hatha Yoga session. The session b
knee-to-chest and ankle mobilization with joint circumduction
half spinal twist (ardha matsyendrasana) adapted to the su
Sponsors
Instituto de Psiquiatria da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Instituto de Psiquiatria da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Eligibility
Age
40 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Primary caregivers of people with some type of dementia; non-professional; of both sexes; aged between 40 and 75 years; with medical clearance to perform physical exercise.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Illiterate individuals and/or people with cognitive impairment to understand the research procedures; those with psychiatric comorbidities (except for depression and anxiety disorders); history of cerebrovascular infarction, functional classes III and IV according to the New York Heart Association criteria; uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes mellitus; uncontrolled physical morbidities and inability to lie down and get up from the floor without assistance.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| An increase in interoceptive capacity is expected after the Yoga session compared with the control session, verified by means of the Heartbeat Detection Task (HDT) and the Heartbeat-Evoked Potential (HEP), based on the observation of a significant increase in interoceptive accuracy on the HDT and an increase in HEP amplitude in the post-intervention period relative to the pre-intervention period. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A reduction in state anxiety is expected after the Yoga session compared with the control session, verified by means of the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory — state form (STAI-S), based on the observation of a decrease in scores in the post-intervention period relative to the pre-intervention period.;An increase in positive affect and perceived arousal is expected after the Yoga session compared with the control session, verified by means of the Feeling Scale and the Felt Arousal Scale, based on the observation of an increase in scores in the post-intervention period relative to the pre-intervention period.;An increase in internal attentional focus is expected after the Yoga session compared with the control session, verified by means of the Tammens Attentional Focus Scale, based on the observation of a reduction in scale values (indicating greater internal focus) in the post-intervention period relative to the pre-intervention period. | — |
Countries
BR
Contacts
Public ContactSimone Marins
Instituto de Psiquiatria da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Outcome results
None listed