Meditation and Yoga for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Delivered in person, yoga is effective in managing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms. The evidence for efficacy, feasibility, and safety of virtually delivered yoga for patients with IBS is unknown.

Methods

Adults diagnosed with IBS were randomized to either Hatha yoga intervention of 8 weekly online classes delivered virtually or an advice-only control group and assessed at baseline and postintervention. We used an unadjusted ANOVA to determine differences between and within groups on the primary outcome (decrease of ≥50 points in IBS Symptom Severity Scale [IBS-SSS]) and secondary outcomes (quality of life, anxiety and depression, fatigue, somatic symptoms, perceived stress, COVID-19 stress, and self-compassion). We assessed feasibility through recruitme

SUBMITTER: D'Silva A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9889201 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature