Effectiveness of add-on yoga in reducing the symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): A randomized controlled trial.
Anxiety
Compulsions
Depression
OCD
Obsessions
RCT
Yoga
Journal
Asian journal of psychiatry
ISSN: 1876-2026
Titre abrégé: Asian J Psychiatr
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101517820
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 Jul 2024
14 Jul 2024
Historique:
received:
18
10
2023
revised:
17
06
2024
accepted:
28
06
2024
medline:
31
7
2024
pubmed:
31
7
2024
entrez:
30
7
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
The standard treatments for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) have been pharmacological and psychotherapeutic, with preliminary evidence for yoga as an intervention. To test the short-term effects of a validated yoga intervention as an adjunct to medication in patients with OCD. The study included patients diagnosed with OCD attending a tertiary psychiatry hospital in south India using a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) design. The study included 50 patients with OCD who were randomized into yoga group (n=25) and waitlist control group (n=25). All patients continued medication during the period of study. 42 subjects (Yoga=20, waitlist control=22) completed the study period of 4 weeks. Patients in the yoga group received 10 supervised sessions of a validated yoga module for OCD and continued home practice for next 20 days. Patients were rated on the Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale at baseline and end of 4th week by raters who were blind to group status. For qualitative assessment, subjects were interviewed individually till data saturation was reached (n=11). Patients randomized to yoga showed significant improvement in Obsessions (p-<0.001) (η2-1.3), Compulsions (p-0.007) (η2-0.8), Anxiety (p-0.002) (η2-1.0) and Depression (0.003) (η2-0.9) scores compared to patients in the waitlist control group. Qualitative results showed that yoga was efficacious in improving physical, mental, and overall health. Yoga-based intervention as an adjunct to medication was effective in reducing symptoms in outpatients with OCD over 4 weeks.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The standard treatments for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) have been pharmacological and psychotherapeutic, with preliminary evidence for yoga as an intervention.
AIM
OBJECTIVE
To test the short-term effects of a validated yoga intervention as an adjunct to medication in patients with OCD.
SETTINGS AND DESIGN
METHODS
The study included patients diagnosed with OCD attending a tertiary psychiatry hospital in south India using a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) design.
METHODS
METHODS
The study included 50 patients with OCD who were randomized into yoga group (n=25) and waitlist control group (n=25). All patients continued medication during the period of study. 42 subjects (Yoga=20, waitlist control=22) completed the study period of 4 weeks. Patients in the yoga group received 10 supervised sessions of a validated yoga module for OCD and continued home practice for next 20 days. Patients were rated on the Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale at baseline and end of 4th week by raters who were blind to group status. For qualitative assessment, subjects were interviewed individually till data saturation was reached (n=11).
RESULTS
RESULTS
Patients randomized to yoga showed significant improvement in Obsessions (p-<0.001) (η2-1.3), Compulsions (p-0.007) (η2-0.8), Anxiety (p-0.002) (η2-1.0) and Depression (0.003) (η2-0.9) scores compared to patients in the waitlist control group. Qualitative results showed that yoga was efficacious in improving physical, mental, and overall health.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Yoga-based intervention as an adjunct to medication was effective in reducing symptoms in outpatients with OCD over 4 weeks.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39079446
pii: S1876-2018(24)00249-1
doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104156
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
104156Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest The authors report no conflict of interest in relation to this work.