Protocol to evaluate the impact of yoga supplementation on cognitive function in schizophrenia: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Schizophrenia (SZ) is a chronic illness that is treated symptomatically. Cognitive dysfunction is a core feature of SZ that is relatively intractable to pharmacotherapy. Yoga can improve cognitive function among healthy individuals. A recent open trial indicated significant benefits of yoga training (YT) in conjunction with conventional pharmacotherapy among patients with SZ.

Aims

To describe the protocol for an ongoing randomised controlled trial designed to test whether the reported beneficial effects of YT on cognitive function among SZ patients can be replicated. Secondarily, the effects of YT on daily functioning living skills are evaluated.

Methods

Consenting patients with SZ receive routine clinical treatment and are randomised to adjunctive YT, adju

SUBMITTER: Bhatia T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4342363 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature