Trial reportJournal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition2014
Iyengar yoga for adolescents and young adults with irritable bowel syndrome.
Trial report in Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01107977 (Iyengar Yoga for Young People With Irritable Bowel Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Iyengar Yoga for Young People With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 147 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of exercise therapy for irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Yoga for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Comprehensive Physiology · 2025Pooled it
- ESPGHAN/NASPGHAN guidelines for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and functional abdominal pain-not otherwise specified in children aged 4-18 years.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2025Guideline
- Indian consensus statements on irritable bowel syndrome in adults: A guideline by the Indian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association and jointly supported by the Indian Society of Gastroenterology.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2023Guideline
- Physical activity for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Psychosocial Interventions for the Treatment of Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- The effects of school-based interventions on physiological stress in adolescents: A meta-analysis.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2022Pooled it
- Mind-Body Interventions for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients in the Chinese Population: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for recurrent abdominal pain in childhood.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
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- Yoga for Teens With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Results From a Mixed-Methods Pilot Study.Holistic nursing practiceTrial
- A Dance and Yoga Intervention for Girls with Functional Abdominal Pain: Effects on Pain Frequency, Depressive Symptoms, Quality of Life, School Absenteeism, and Somatic Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Yoga in Pediatric Gastroenterology.Current gastroenterology reports · 2024Review
- Italian guidelines for the management of irritable bowel syndrome in children and adolescents : Joint Consensus from the Italian Societies of: Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Pediatric Nutrition (SIGENP), Pediatrics (SIP), Gastroenterology and Endoscopy (SIGE) and Neurogastroenterology and Motility (SINGEM).Italian journal of pediatrics · 2024Review
- Psychological/behavioral interventions for emerging adults with chronic pain.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The Cost-Effectiveness of a Dance and Yoga Intervention for Girls with Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders.PharmacoEconomics - open · 2023Article
- "A source of empowerment and well-being": Experiences of a dance and yoga intervention for young girls with functional abdominal pain disorders.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- A therapeutic guide on pediatric irritable bowel syndrome and functional abdominal pain-not otherwise specified.European journal of pediatrics · 2022Review
- Non-pharmacological management of pediatric functional abdominal pain disorders: Current evidence and future perspectives.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2022Review
- Functional abdominal pain in adolescents: case-based management.Frontline gastroenterology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, disabling condition that greatly compromises patient functioning. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of a 6-week twice per week Iyengar yoga (IY) program on IBS symptoms in adolescents and young adults (YA) with IBS compared with a usual-care waitlist control group.
methodsAssessments of symptoms, global improvement, pain, health-related quality of life, psychological distress, functional disability, fatigue, and sleep were collected pre- and posttreatment. Weekly ratings of pain, IBS symptoms, and global improvement were also recorded until 2-month follow-up. A total of 51 participants completed the intervention (yoga = 29; usual-care waitlist = 22).
resultsBaseline attrition was 24%. On average, the yoga group attended 75% of classes. Analyses were divided by age group. Relative to controls, adolescents (14-17 years) assigned to yoga reported significantly improved physical functioning, whereas YA (18-26 years) assigned to yoga reported significantly improved IBS symptoms, global improvement, disability, psychological distress, sleep quality, and fatigue. Although abdominal pain intensity was statistically unchanged, 44% of adolescents and 46% of YA reported a minimally clinically significant reduction in pain following yoga, and one-third of YA reported clinically significant levels of global symptom improvement. Analysis of the uncontrolled effects and maintenance of treatment effects for adolescents revealed global improvement immediately post-yoga that was not maintained at follow-up. For YA, global improvement, worst pain, constipation, and nausea were significantly improved postyoga, but only global improvement, worst pain, and nausea maintained at the 2-month follow-up.
conclusionsThe findings suggest that a brief IY intervention is a feasible and safe adjunctive treatment for young people with IBS, leading to benefits in a number of IBS-specific and general functioning domains for YA. The age-specific results suggest that yoga interventions may be most fruitful when developmentally tailored.
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