The aim of this project is to assess the effectiveness of a 40-week Iyengar yoga-based exercise program, compared with a seated yoga relaxation program, on falls. We will also assess the effectiveness of the program on other key indicators of healthy ageing, such as mental health, establish the cost-effectiveness of the intervention, and measure the yoga program’s potential for implementation. Participants allocated to the yoga-based exercise group will attend 40 weeks of twice-weekly, one-hour yoga classes delivered by experienced yoga teachers.  Participants will also be advised to complete a home-based, unsupervised yoga program for at least two extra 20-minute sessions each week. We hope the findings of this project fill a gap in evidence about the effects of yoga-based exercise on falls in people aged 65 and over. 

 

This project has finished recruiting.

 

Funding: Funding for this project is from the National Health and Medical Research Council. 

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Lead Investigator: Professor Anne Tiedemann (IMH) 

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Investigator team: Professor Cathie Sherrington (IMH), Professor Stephen Lord (NeuRA), Professor Kirsten Howard (University of Sydney), Professor Adrian Bauman (University of Sydney), Professor Chris Rissel (University of Sydney), Professor Robert Cumming (University of Sydney), Professor Kaarin Anstey (NeuRA), Professor Roberta Shepherd (University of Sydney), Associate Professor Patrick Kelly (University of Sydney), Dr Anne Grunseit (University of Sydney), Romina Sesto. 

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For more information about this project, please contact us at sph.sagetrial@sydney.edu.au