Trial reportThe Indian journal of medical research2022
A comprehensive yoga programme for weight reduction in children & adolescents with obesity: A randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in The Indian journal of medical research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Exercise training modalities for cardiorespiratory fitness and blood pressure in children and adolescents with obesity: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 72 randomized controlled trials.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Non-linear effect of physical activity intervention on blood pressure in children and adolescents: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- The Impact of Yoga Practices on Body Composition and Vital Signs in Children and Adolescents With Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Precision nutrition-based interventions for the management of obesity in children and adolescents up to the age of 19 years.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based interventions for improvement of lifestyle behaviors and body mass index in children with overweight or obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review of the efficacy of yoga and mindfulness in the management of pediatric obesity.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Smartphone Applications-Based Intervention to Reduce Body Mass Index and Improve Health-Related Behavior Among Children with Overweight/Obesity: A Pilot Clinical Trial.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2026Trial
- Effect of lifestyle interventions on pediatric obesity: a lifestyle medicine systematic review.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2026Article
- Smartphone Applications-Based Intervention to Reduce Body Mass Index and Improve Health-Related Behavior Among Children with Overweight/Obesity: A Pilot Clinical Trial - Authors' Reply.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Role of Ayurvedic Principles in Addressing Malnutrition and Non-Communicable Diseases in Low-Resource Settings.Cureus · 2026Review
- Evaluation of the Comparative Efficacy of Navak Guggulu Versus Vachaharidradi Gana Vati in the Management of Sthaulya (Overweight) in Children: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- The Use of Complementary and Alternative Treatments in Adolescent Obesity: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Exploring the Efficacy of Integrating Yoga and Ayurveda for Hypertension Treatment.Current hypertension reviews · 2025Review
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Abstract
Background & objectives: Obesity is a rising pandemic in childhood. There is scarcity of evidence on the efficacy of yoga in achieving weight loss in overweight/obese children. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of family-based comprehensive yoga intervention in the reduction of body mass index (BMI) in overweight/obese children, in comparison to standard dietary and lifestyle counselling and control group. Methods: This was an open-label randomized controlled study. Children aged 8-15 yr who were overweight or had obesity were randomized to one of the three arms for 18 wk; standard weight management (group 1), yoga with dietary modification (group 2) and control (no intervention; group 3). Reduction in BMI and improvement in physiological, biochemical and psychological parameters from baseline to 18 wk was compared between the three arms. Late follow up was also done at 6-12 months. Results: A total of 165 children with mean±standard deviation (SD) age of 11.6±1.8 yr and mean BMI 26.3±4.2 kg/m Interpretation & conclusions: The findings of the present study suggest that yoga in conjunction with dietary modification is equally effective as the standard weight management for BMI reduction in the paediatric age group.
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