Sudarshan Kriya Yoga Program in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY), a breath-based yoga intervention, has demonstrated safety and efficacy in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients subsequent to natural disaster or war, but has not been explored in civilians with PTSD from a wider range of trauma. We hypothesized that it would be feasible to conduct a clinical trial of SKY in PTSD resulting from a wide range of trauma.

Methods

Outcomes were feasibility measures including rates of enrollment and retention, adherence to study protocol; as well as changes in PTSD symptoms, other mood symptoms, and physiological measures. Male and female participants aged 18-75 years were enrolled in a feasibility trial. They attended a 6-day learning phase of SKY followed by 7 sessions over 11 weeks as an adjunct to

SUBMITTER: Vasudev K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7735495 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature