Trial reportActa neuropsychiatrica2017
A randomised controlled trial of adjunctive yoga and adjunctive physical exercise training for cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Physical exercise improves quality of life, depressive symptoms, and cognition across chronic brain disorders: a transdiagnostic systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of neurology · 2021Pooled it
- Strategies for Psychiatric Rehabilitation and their Cognitive Outcomes in Schizophrenia: Review of Last Five-year Studies.Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of Mind-Body Exercises on Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 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
- Feasibility, acceptability and evaluation of meditation to augment yoga practice among persons diagnosed with schizophrenia.Acta neuropsychiatrica · 2022Trial
- The short and long-term effects of aerobic, strength, or mixed exercise programs on schizophrenia symptomatology.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Adjunctive yoga training for persons with schizophrenia: who benefits?Acta neuropsychiatrica · 2021Trial
- A yoga program for cognitive enhancement.PloS one · 2017Trial
- Mind the gap! addressing gender inequality in physical activities among older adults in China and India.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Effects of Physical Exercise on Executive Function in Schizophrenia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Knowledge, behavior, and effect of health messaging during the first Indian lockdown for COVID-19.Industrial psychiatry journal · 2024Article
- Prescribing Yoga for Mental Wellness: Need for a Nuanced Approach.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2024Article
- The Impact of Regular Physical Exercise on Psychopathology, Cognition, and Quality of Life in Patients Diagnosed with Schizophrenia: A Scoping Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Development and application of novel performance validity metrics for computerized neurocognitive batteries.Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS · 2023Article
- Mechanisms of action and processes of yoga-based group intervention for inpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders-A longitudinal qualitative study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- A pilot study of a mindfulness informed yoga intervention in young people with psychosis.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Aerobic exercise in severe mental illness: requirements from the perspective of sports medicine.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2022Review
- The Effects of Yoga Exercise on Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation of Postpartum Women.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundYoga and physical exercise have been used as adjunctive intervention for cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia (SZ), but controlled comparisons are lacking. Aims A single-blind randomised controlled trial was designed to evaluate whether yoga training or physical exercise training enhance cognitive functions in SZ, based on a prior pilot study.
methodsConsenting, clinically stable, adult outpatients with SZ (n=286) completed baseline assessments and were randomised to treatment as usual (TAU), supervised yoga training with TAU (YT) or supervised physical exercise training with TAU (PE). Based on the pilot study, the primary outcome measure was speed index for the cognitive domain of 'attention' in the Penn computerised neurocognitive battery. Using mixed models and contrasts, cognitive functions at baseline, 21 days (end of training), 3 and 6 months post-training were evaluated with intention-to-treat paradigm.
resultsSpeed index of attention domain in the YT group showed greater improvement than PE at 6 months follow-up (p<0.036, effect size 0.51). In the PE group, 'accuracy index of attention domain showed greater improvement than TAU alone at 6-month follow-up (p<0.025, effect size 0.61). For several other cognitive domains, significant improvements were observed with YT or PE compared with TAU alone (p<0.05, effect sizes 0.30-1.97).
conclusionsBoth YT and PE improved attention and additional cognitive domains well past the training period, supporting our prior reported beneficial effect of YT on speed index of attention domain. As adjuncts, YT or PE can benefit individuals with SZ.
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