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Mindful Yoga for Older Adults and Caregivers

No phase Interventional Psychological

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Mindful yoga, Psychoeducation.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Psychological. Basic parameters: No limits · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Hong Kong
Next step
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Official title

Examining the Effectiveness of Mindful Yoga in Enhancing Psychological Well-being Among Older Adults Discharged From Hospital and Their Caregivers: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Overview

This study will adopt the intervention of mindful yoga to improve the psychological well-being of older adults who discharged from hospital and their caregivers in Hong Kong.

Detailed description

In the proposed study, the investigators will conduct a fully powered, double-blind, and multicentered randomized controlled trial (RCT) of the efficacy of mindful yoga versus a psychoeducation control. The study sample will consist of older adults discharged from hospitals within the previous 3 months and their informal caregivers. The investigators will aim to determine: (1) the efficacy of mindful yoga in the study group versus the control group in improving the dyadic psychological well-being (as measured by depression, anxiety, stress, and meaning of life) of older adult-caregiver dyads (e.g., both actor and partner effects); (2) whether these improvements were maintained after 3 and 6 months; and (3) the lived experiences of older adults and their caregivers. The investigators hypothesize that: (1) mindful yoga will be more efficacious in improving outcomes compared with the control condition; (2) there will be both actor and partner effects of the intervention on the primary and secondary outcomes; and (3) these outcome improvements will be maintained at 3 and 6 months.

Interventions

  • Behavioral Mindful yoga
    12 week mindful yoga intervention
  • Behavioral Psychoeducation
    12 week psychoeducation sessions

Primary outcome measures

  • The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale [Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 12 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (8)
  • Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire [Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 12 weeks]
  • Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire [Time frame: 3 months follow-up]
  • Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire [Time frame: 6 months follow-up]
  • The meaning in life scale [Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 12 weeks]
  • The meaning in life scale [Time frame: 3 months follow-up]
  • The meaning in life scale [Time frame: 6 months follow-up]
  • The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale [Time frame: 3 months follow-up]
  • The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale [Time frame: 6 months follow-up]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

Older adults discharged from hospital

  • older adults aged 65 years or above;
  • individuals who have been discharged from a local hospital within the previous 3 months who qualify for the Pilot Scheme on Support for Elderly Persons Discharged from Public Hospitals after Treatment and are receiving services from community support services;
  • individuals with no mobility issues or who have limited mobility but can access the intervention sites using a wheelchair and are capable of practicing mindful yoga, even if in a wheelchair; and
  • individuals who can understand Cantonese.

Caregivers:

  • living with older adults during the transition period from hospital to home.

Exclusion criteria

Older adults discharged from hospital

  • older adults diagnosed with depression, anxiety, or stress disorders by certified doctors;
  • older adults diagnosed with severe dementia;
  • homebound older adults who face difficulty attending the intervention sites; and
  • older adults having a tech-enabled Hospital Admission Risk Reduction Program for the Elderly (HARRPE) score <0.17 or >0.29.

Caregivers:

  • Family caregivers who have been diagnosed with severe mental health issues will be excluded from the proposed study.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single blind
Primary purpose
Health services research

Study locations

Hong Kong · 1 center
  • University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06095037 · Mindfulyoga

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗