Effect of Integrated Yoga as an add-on therapy in adults with clinical depression - A randomized controlled trial.
Int J Soc Psychiatry
; 70(4): 709-719, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Depression is a leading cause of disability and the conventional management has several limitations. Recent studies demonstrated the benefits of yoga in psychological disorders.AIMS:
To evaluate the efficacy of the Integrated Yoga Module (IYM) to standard care with added yogic education on lifestyle modification (YELM) in patients with clinical depression.METHODS:
A PROBE trial was conducted at a single tertiary care hospital in India. Adults aged 18 to 64 with clinical depression were randomized to either an IYM or an active control group using a computer-generated mixed block randomization sequence. Both groups received YELM in addition to standard care and the intervention group practiced IYM, for 8 weeks. The primary outcome was the reduction in depression symptoms assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), and secondary outcomes involved self-compassion, brief resilience, positive and negative experiences, and quality of life, evaluated at 8 weeks.RESULTS:
The mean ± SD age of participants was 32.2 ± 10.0 and 54.3% were females. The IYM group showed statistically significant improvements in BDI-II scores ß = -6.7 (95% CI [-10.8, -2.5]; p = .001), resilience ß = 0.4 (95% CI [0.02, 0.80]; p = .037), physical health domain of WHOQOL - BREF ß = 10.1 (95% CI [0.7, 19.5]; p = .035) and negative emotions (SPANE-N) ß = 2.8 (95% CI [0.1, 5.4]; p = .037). However, no significant differences were found in SCS-SF ß = -0.3 (95% CI [-0.7, 0.0]; p = .053).CONCLUSIONS:
IYM as an adjunct is superior to conventional medical management in reducing symptoms and improving positive psychological resources in clinical depression.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Yoga
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Depression
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Soc Psychiatry
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
India
Country of publication:
United kingdom