ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2012
Guidelines for developing yoga interventions for randomized trials.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04295954 (Effect of a Semi-Presence Yoga Program, With Virtual Tutorized Home Tracking, on Dysmenorrhea in University Students), which is not on this map. Cited by 77 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of a Semi-Presence Yoga Program, With Virtual Tutorized Home Tracking, on Dysmenorrhea in University Students: Randomized an Controlled Clinical Trial Protocol.
Who cites it
77 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 169 citations in OpenAlex.
- Women's experiences with yoga after a cancer diagnosis: a qualitative meta-synthesis-part I.Systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of in vivo stretching regimens on inflammation and its relevance to translational yoga research.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Content, Structure, and Delivery Characteristics of Yoga Interventions for Managing Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Effects of Yoga on Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Behavioural neurology · 2021Pooled it
- Development of a Yoga Program for Type-2 Diabetes Prevention (YOGA-DP) Among High-Risk People in India.Frontiers in public health · 2020Pooled it
- Yoga as part of a package of care versus non-standard care for schizophrenia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Yoga as part of a package of care versus standard care for schizophrenia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Yoga versus non-standard care for schizophrenia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Yoga versus standard care for schizophrenia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Associated Factors and Consequences of Risk of Bias in Randomized Controlled Trials of Yoga: A Systematic Review.PloS one · 2015Pooled it
- Comparison groups in yoga research: a systematic review and critical evaluation of the literature.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2014Pooled it
- Characteristics of randomized controlled trials of yoga: a bibliometric analysis.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2014Pooled it
- A systematic review of yoga for balance in a healthy population.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2014Pooled it
- Iyengar yoga and health education interventions for prolonged grief disorder in later life: feasibility of a randomized controlled pilot trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Experiences of Home-Based Participation in a Digitally Distributed Yoga Intervention in Breast Cancer Rehabilitation: Qualitative Content Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of Virtual Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Effects of Hypnotic Analgesia and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Pain Tolerance and Corticospinal Excitability in Individuals with Fibromyalgia: A Cross-Over Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of pain research · 2023Trial
- A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Yoga Skills Training Versus an Attention Control Delivered During Chemotherapy Administration.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2022Trial
- Strategies for evaluating self-efficacy and observed success in the practice of yoga postures for therapeutic indications: methods from a yoga intervention for urinary incontinence among middle-aged and older women.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2020Trial
- Mindfulness improves inflammatory biomarker levels in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial.Translational psychiatry · 2020Trial
17 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Little guidance is available to assist researchers in developing treatment protocols for research on yoga for health concerns. Because yoga is a complex multifactorial mind-body discipline historically developed for nonmedical purposes, numerous decisions must be made in order to thoughtfully develop such protocols. In this paper, a systematic approach is proposed to assist researchers in selecting an intervention that is appropriate for the condition under consideration and explicitly developed. Researchers need to consider the type or "style" of yoga, the components to include (e.g., breathing exercises, postures) as well as the specific protocol for each component, the dose to be delivered (frequency, duration of practice, and the total duration of practice), and issues related to selection of instructors and monitoring the fidelity to the intervention. Each of these domains and the key issues for the development of protocols is discussed. Finally, some areas for further research related to protocol development are recommended.
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