Flow Restorative Yoga Study

The aims of this study were to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a 12-week restorative-flow yoga randomized trial for women aged 60 or older who experience chronic pain. Feasibility measures included acceptability, implementation, and demand and use, and were evaluated using recruitment rate, retention rate, class and home practice adherence rates, resource utilization, and safety. We evaluated preliminary efficacy of the intervention by measuring BMI, blood pressure, resting heart rate, physical function measures, and inflammatory markers (for example, C-reactive protein) at baseline, 12-week, and 24-week assessments.

Outcomes from this project can be found here: Feasibility of a yoga intervention to decrease pain in older women: a randomized trial