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Yoga for older adults with multimorbidity (the Gentle Years Yoga Trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Garry A Tew, Laura Bissell, Belen Corbacho, Caroline Fairhurst, Jenny Howsam, Jess Hugill-Jones, Camila Maturana, Shirley-Anne S Paul, Tim Rapley, Jenny Roche and 6 more

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Article in Trials, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Garry A TewDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. garry.tew@northumbria.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8610-0613
Laura BissellBritish Wheel of Yoga Qualifications (BWYQ), Sleaford, Lincs, UK.
Belen CorbachoYork Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.
Caroline FairhurstYork Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.
Jenny HowsamBritish Wheel of Yoga Qualifications (BWYQ), Sleaford, Lincs, UK.
Jess Hugill-JonesYork Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.
Camila MaturanaYork Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.
Shirley-Anne S PaulYork Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.
Tim RapleyDepartment of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Jenny RocheYork Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.
Fi RoseYork Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.
David J TorgersonYork Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.
Lesley WardDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Laura WileyYork Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.
David YatesDepartment of Anaesthesia, York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, York, UK.
Catherine HewittYork Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.
University of York · GBNorthumbria University · GBYork Hospital · GB

Funding

Health Technology Assessment Programme 17/94/36
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMultimorbidity is common in older adults and associated with high levels of illness burden and healthcare expenditure. The evidence base for how to manage older adults with multimorbidity is weak. Yoga might be a useful intervention because it has the potential to improve health-related quality of life, physical functioning, and several medical conditions. The British Wheel of Yoga's Gentle Years Yoga© (GYY) programme was developed specifically for older adults, including those with chronic medical conditions. Data from a pilot trial suggested feasibility of using GYY in this population, but its effectiveness and cost-effectiveness remain uncertain.

methodsThis is a multi-site, individually randomised, superiority trial with an embedded process evaluation and an economic analysis of cost-effectiveness. The trial will compare an experimental strategy of offering a 12-week GYY programme against a control strategy of no offer in community-dwelling adults aged 65 or over who have multimorbidity, defined as having two or more chronic conditions from a predefined list. The primary outcome is health-related quality of life measured using the EQ-5D-5L, the primary endpoint being the overall difference over 12 months. Both groups will continue to be able to access their usual care from primary, secondary, community, and social services. Participants, care providers, and yoga teachers will not be blinded to the allocated intervention. Outcome measures are primarily self-reported. The analysis will follow intention-to-treat principles. DISCUSSION: This pragmatic randomised controlled trial will demonstrate if the GYY programme is an effective, cost-effective, and viable addition to the management of older adults with multimorbidity.

trial registrationISRCTN ISRCTN13567538 . Registered on 18 March 2019.

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MultimorbidityYogaAgedChronic DiseaseCost-Benefit AnalysisEquivalence Trials as TopicHumansPragmatic Clinical Trials as TopicQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicAgedHealth-related quality of lifeMind-body therapiesMultimorbidityRandomised controlled trial

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PMID33845869
PMCPMC8039798
OpenAlexW3152895404

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