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Task-Specific Training vs. Yoga (With and Without Perturbation) for Balance and Leg Strength in Older Adults
Sponsor: Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Summary
This experimental study is designed to observe the effectiveness of task-specific training vs yoga with and without perturbation on reactive balance and leg strength in older individuals in Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Older adults meeting the criteria will be grouped into 4 intervention groups. One group will be doing task-specific training, the second will be doing yoga poses, the third will be doing task-specific with perturbation, and 4th will be doing yoga poses with perturbation. Baseline readings through manual release from lean, minbest test, manual muscle testing (MMT), WHO quality of life, Barthel index, 30-sec sit-to-stand test, Stroop test, and mini-mental state examination, will be taken before starting the intervention, and post-intervention readings will be taken after 3 months of intervention. After this, all readings will be retaken 1 month after stopping the intervention
Official title: Effectiveness of Task-specific Training vs Different Yoga Poses With and Without Perturbation to Improve Reactive Balance and Overall Leg Strength in Older Adults
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
60 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2025-01-09
Completion Date
2025-07
Last Updated
2025-03-26
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Task specific Training
Group A will receive a basic protocol of 40 minutes involving 10 minutes of warm up 10 10 mins of task-specific training 10 mins of leg strength exercises and 10 mins of cool-down exercises.
Specific Yoga Poses
For group B, a series of yoga poses will be applied. Each training session consists of a 10-minute warm-up, 20 minutes of yoga exercises, and a 10-minute cool-down.
Tasl specific Training with perturbation
GGroup C will be 40 minutes involving 10 minutes of warm-up 10 minutes of task-specific training involving perturbation 10 mins of leg strength exercises involving perturbation and 10 mins of cool-down exercises.
Specific yoga poses with perturbation
Group D training session consists of a 10-minute warm-up, 20 minutes of yoga exercises with perturbation, and a 10-minute cool-down
Locations (1)
Shifa Tameer e Millat University
Islamabad, Federal, Pakistan