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Trial reportPloS one2018

Five-week yin yoga-based interventions decreased plasma adrenomedullin and increased psychological health in stressed adults: A randomized controlled trial.

Daiva Daukantaitė, Una Tellhed, Rachel E Maddux, Thomas Svensson, Olle Melander

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03428542 (The Effects of Yoga on Psychological and Physiological Health in a Population Based Cohort), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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The Effects of Yoga on Psychological and Physiological Health in a Population Based Cohort

TypeinterventionalSponsorRegion SkaneRan2016 to 2016Enrolled105ConditionsStress, Anxiety, Depression, SleepArmsYin yoga, YOMI
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Daiva DaukantaitėDepartment of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-1994-041X
Una TellhedDepartment of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Rachel E MadduxDepartment of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Thomas SvenssonDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-1283-358X
Olle MelanderDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Lund University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNon-communicable diseases (NCDs, e.g. cardiovascular disease) are responsible for high rates of morbidity and the majority of premature deaths worldwide. It is necessary to develop preventative interventions that can reduce the associated risk factors of NCDs. Researchers have found that the biomarker adrenomedullin (ADM) becomes elevated years before the onset of NCDs and might play an important role in their development. ADM has also been linked to psychological problems such as stress, anxiety, and depression, which are known risk factors of NCDs. In this randomized controlled trial, we examined whether participating in a five-week yoga intervention reduces ADM and increases psychological health in middle-aged adults who self-report as moderately to highly stressed, but who otherwise exhibit no physical complaints.

methodsOne hundred and five adults (78% women; mean age = 53.5, SD = 6.7) were randomly assigned to (1) a five-week Yin yoga intervention, (2) a five-week intervention combining Yin yoga with psychoeducation and mindfulness practice (called the YOMI program), or (3) a control group who did not practice yoga or mindfulness for five weeks.

resultsCompared to the control group, we observed significantly greater pre-post reductions in plasma ADM levels (p < .001), anxiety (p ≤ .002), and sleep problems (p ≤ .003) in both intervention groups. Furthermore, the YOMI group exclusively showed significantly greater pre-post reductions in stress (p = .012) and depression (p = .021) compared to the control group. Significant correlations (p < .05) were found between pre-post reductions in ADM and anxiety symptoms (p = .02) and depression (p = .04) in the entire sample.

conclusionThe five-week Yin yoga-based interventions appeared to reduce both the physiological and psychological risk factors known to be associated with NCDs. The study suggests that incorporating Yin yoga could be an easy and low-cost method of limiting the negative health effects associated with high stress.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03428542.

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Mental HealthYogaAdrenomedullinBiomarkersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedStress, PsychologicalAdrenomedullinBiomarkers

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