Trial reportClinical child psychology and psychiatry2023
Assessing feasibility and acceptability of yoga and group CBT for adolescents with depression: A pilot randomized clinical trial.
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- The effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on rumination and related psychological indicators: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of exercise intervention on children and adolescents with depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of chronic yoga interventions on sleep quality in people with sleep disorders: a scoping review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative effects of various exercise interventions on anxiety and depression symptoms in children and adolescents: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Review
- Recent developments in bibliotherapy for adolescent depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Reimagining adolescent well-being through yoga as a public health paradigm.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Adolescents' perspectives on treatments for depression: A qualitative study.Evidence-based practice in child and adolescent mental health · 2024Article
- Development of Yoga Intervention Module for Children and Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder.International journal of yogaArticle
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Abstract
purposeGiven increasing rates of depression in adolescents, there is a clear need for innovative treatments. In this pilot randomized clinical trial, we assessed acceptability and feasibility of two group-based interventions: yoga and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). The goal of this work is to prepare for a future fully powered randomized trial to test the hypothesis that yoga is not inferior to an established adolescent depression treatment, namely, group CBT.
methodsWe enrolled 42 adolescents with elevated depression symptoms. Participants were randomly assigned to a 12-week group-based intervention, yoga or CBT. We had a priori feasibility and acceptability targets, including for recruitment rate, retention rate, expectancy, credibility, program satisfaction, class attendance, engagement in home practice, and instructor/leader manual adherence. We assessed adverse events, and within-subject changes in outcomes (depression, anxiety, impairment, sleep disturbance) and possible mediators (mindfulness, self-compassion).
resultsBoth interventions met most acceptability and feasibility targets. The only target not met related to low engagement in home practice. Participants within each study arm showed decreased depression symptoms over time and increased self-compassion.
conclusionsA yoga intervention appears to be acceptable and feasible to adolescents with depression. However, it may be challenging for this group to engage in unstructured home practice.
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