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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2018

Effects of Mind⁻Body Exercises (Tai Chi/Yoga) on Heart Rate Variability Parameters and Perceived Stress: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Liye Zou, Jeffer Eidi Sasaki, Gao-Xia Wei, Tao Huang, Albert S Yeung, Octávio Barbosa Neto, Kevin W Chen, Stanley Sai-Chuen Hui

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 141 papers, 34 of them syntheses 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04316832 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

A Randomized-Controlled Trial: the Effectiveness of a Single-session of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Training on CVC and Core Symptoms in Children and Adolescents With ADHD

TypeinterventionalSponsorBabes-Bolyai UniversityRan2020 to 2021Enrolled70ConditionsADHDArmsMindfulness based cognitive training, Control exercise
NCT05279989 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Healthy Weight and Stress Management Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorArizona State UniversityRan2021 to 2022Enrolled25ConditionsPhysical Disability, Obesity, Muscle Weakness, AnxietyArmsSeated Tai Chi Qigong, Health Information Videos
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

141 citing papers in PubMed, 34 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  19. The effect of mind-body exercise in lung cancer patients: a meta-analysis of RCTs.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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81 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Liye ZouDepartment of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. liyezou123@cuhk.edu.hk.ORCID 0000-0001-6411-5710
Jeffer Eidi SasakiDepartment of Sport Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG 38025-440, Brazil. jeffersasaki@gmail.com.
Gao-Xia WeiKey Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China. weigx@psych.ac.cn.
Tao HuangDepartment of Physical Education, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China. taohuang@sjtu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-3937-0151
Albert S YeungDepression Clinical and Research Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. ayeung@mgh.harvard.edu.
Octávio Barbosa NetoDepartment of Sport Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG 38025-440, Brazil. octavio.neto@uftm.edu.br.
Kevin W ChenCenter for Integrative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. kchen@umaryland.edu.
Stanley Sai-Chuen HuiDepartment of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. hui2162@cuhk.edu.hk.ORCID 0000-0002-2462-4622

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHeart rate variability (HRV) as an accurate, noninvasive measure of the Autonomous Nervous System (ANS) can reflect mental health (e.g., stress, depression, or anxiety). Tai Chi and Yoga (Tai Chi/Yoga), as the most widely practiced mind⁻body exercises, have shown positive outcomes of mental health. To date, no systematic review regarding the long-lasting effects of Tai Chi/Yoga on HRV parameters and perceived stress has been conducted.

objectiveTo critically evaluate the existing literature on this topic.

methodsFive electronic databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, SportDiscus and Cochrane Library) were searched from the start of the research project to July 2018. Study selection, data extraction, and study quality assessment were independently carried out by two reviewers. The potentially identified randomized controlled trials (RCT) reported the useful quantitative data that were included only for meta-analysis.

resultsmeta-analysis of 17 medium-to-high quality RCTs showed significantly beneficial effects on HRV parameters (normalized low-frequency, Hedge's g = -0.39, 95% CI -0.39 to -0.56,

conclusionsStress reduction may be attributed to sympathetic-vagal balance modulated by mind⁻body exercises. Tai Chi/Yoga could be an alternative method for stress reduction for people who live under high stress or negative emotions.

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autonomous nervous systemHRVmindfulnesspsycho-social stressTai ChiYoga

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PMID30384420
PMCPMC6262541

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