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SynthesisBMC psychiatry2018

Yoga for posttraumatic stress disorder - a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Holger Cramer, Dennis Anheyer, Felix J Saha, Gustav Dobos

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Synthesis in BMC psychiatry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05322161 (Yoga in the NICU for Parents), which is not on this map. Cited by 46 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05322161 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Yoga in the NICU for Parents (YiN): a Clinical Pilot Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorSeattle Children's HospitalRan2021 to 2024Enrolled51ConditionsPostpartum Depression, Anxiety, Depression, Stress DisorderArmsyoga classes
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Holger CramerDepartment of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany. h.cramer@kliniken-essen-mitte.de.
Dennis AnheyerDepartment of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Felix J SahaDepartment of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Gustav DobosDepartment of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundYoga is increasingly used as a therapeutic treatment and seems to improve psychiatric conditions such as anxiety disorders and depression. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the evidence of yoga for reducing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

methodsThe Cochrane Library, Medline/PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, and IndMED were searched through July 2017 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effects of yoga on symptoms of PTSD. Mean differences (MD) and standardized mean differences (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed. The quality of evidence and the strength of recommendation were graded according to the GRADE recommendations.

resultsSeven RCTs (N = 284) were included. Meta-analysis revealed low quality evidence for clinically relevant effects of yoga on PTSD symptoms compared to no treatment (SMD = - 1.10, 95% CI [- 1.72, - 0.47], p < .001, I LIMITATIONS: Few RCTs with only limited sample size were available.

conclusionsOnly a weak recommendation for yoga as an adjunctive intervention for PTSD can be made. More high quality research is needed to confirm or disconfirm these findings.

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HumansRetention in CareStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticYogaMeta-analysisPosttraumatic stress disorderPTSDYoga

Identifiers

PMID29566652
PMCPMC5863799

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