ArticleSarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG2026
Effects of yoga-based and conventional physiotherapy programs on functional, respiratory, and psychosocial outcomes in stage II sarcoidosis: A randomized controlled trial.
Article in Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimSarcoidosis, a multisystemic granulomatous disease, presents with various clinical symptoms such as deterioration in respiratory functions, decreased exercise capacity, fatigue, sleep disorders, anxiety-depression, and consequently reduced quality of life. A standard rehabilitation protocol has not been defined for sarcoidosis, and due to the nature of the disease, holistic approaches are crucial in this group, which is known to have multisystem involvement. Therefore, this study aims to contribute to the development of future rehabilitation protocols by comparing the effectiveness of yoga and conventional physiotherapy programs delivered via telerehabilitation, in addition to standard aerobic training, in sarcoidosis patients with pulmonary involvement.
methodsThirty-four Stage II sarcoidosis patients were included in this study, and the participants were randomly divided into two groups (conventional physiotherapy, n=16, yoga, n=18). Before and after the 8-week programs, participants completed the following questionnaires: Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and St. George Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). Furthermore, the 6MWT, Body Oxygen Level Test (BOLT), spirometric measurements, DLCO, Maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP), and dyspnea (mMRC score) measurements.
resultsPrograms significantly improved exercise capacity, inspiratory muscle strength, fatigue (FAS), dyspnea, PSQI scores, anxiety-depression levels, quality of life (SGRQ), and BOLT time in both groups. While similar improvements were observed overall in intergroup comparisons, the increase in MIP and BOLT time was more pronounced in the conventional physiotherapy group. Neither program resulted in significant changes in spirometric parameters or DLCO values.
conclusionsThis study found that both 8-week telerehabilitation-based yoga and conventional physiotherapy programs were effective for patients with Stage II sarcoidosis. The similar effects observed between yoga and conventional physiotherapy suggest that yoga, a holistic mind-body approach, may be an effective alternative in the treatment of sarcoidosis.
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.