Efficacy of Integrated Tele-Yoga Intervention on Physiological and Psychological Variables in Asymptomatic COVID-19 Positive Patients: A Confirmatory Randomized Control Trial.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to assess the efficacy of an integrated tele-yoga intervention on physiological, psychological, and mindfulness variables in asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.
Results Summary
The study found statistically significant improvements in physiological (e.g., oxygen saturation, heart rate) and psychological (e.g., stress, distress index) variables, as well as mindfulness (measured by the State Mindful Attention Awareness Scale), in the tele-yoga group compared to controls.
Population
Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients hospitalized during the first wave of the pandemic in Indore, India.
Effective Dosage
30-minute sessions (including breathing exercises, pranayama, and meditation) delivered daily.
Duration
7 days
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
integrated tele-yoga intervention | increase | Oxygen saturation | asymptomatic COVID-19 patients | 2.07% | showed significant changes | #1 |
integrated tele-yoga intervention | decrease | Heart rate | asymptomatic COVID-19 patients | 8.21% | showed significant changes | #2 |
integrated tele-yoga intervention | decrease | Respiratory rate | asymptomatic COVID-19 patients | 10.04% | showed significant changes | #3 |
integrated tele-yoga intervention | decrease | Systolic blood pressure | asymptomatic COVID-19 patients | 6.14% | showed significant changes | #4 |
integrated tele-yoga intervention | decrease | Diastolic blood pressure | asymptomatic COVID-19 patients | 8.38% | showed significant changes | #5 |
integrated tele-yoga intervention | decrease | Visual Analog Scale for stress | asymptomatic COVID-19 patients | 62.78% | showed significant changes | #6 |
integrated tele-yoga intervention | decrease | COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index | asymptomatic COVID-19 patients | 68.44% | showed significant changes | #7 |
integrated tele-yoga intervention | increase | State Mindful Attention Awareness Scale | asymptomatic COVID-19 patients | 72.72% | showed significant changes | #8 |
BACKGROUND: A study was conducted on asymptomatic COVID-19 positive patients admitted in a COVID-19 hospital in Indore, India, during first wave of the pandemic. The objective of the study was to assess the efficacy of an integrated tele-yoga intervention as an adjunct to conventional management on physiological, psychological, and mindfulness variables. METHODS: In a confirmatory randomized control trial, 60 asymptomatic COVID-19 patients in hospital confinement were randomly allocated to experimental and control groups (n = 30). The tele-yoga intervention included breathing exercise, pranayama, and meditation delivered over 30 min for 7 days to the experimental group while the control group continued treatment as usual. Assessment of physiological variables and psychological variables was carried out before intervention and on day 7 immediately after intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS (v.16.0). RESULTS: Mann-Whitney U test shows that there was a statistically significant difference between groups regarding all variables (p < 0.001). The physiological and psychological variables which included Oxygen saturation (2.07%), Heart rate (8.21%), Respiratory rate (10.04%), Systolic blood pressure (6.14%), Diastolic blood pressure (8.38%), Visual Analog Scale for stress (62.78%), COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (68.44%), and State Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (72.72%) showed significant changes in the experimental group compared to control group. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that integrated tele-yoga might have therapeutic benefits in improving physiological, psychological, and mindfulness variables in asymptomatic COVID-19 patients. Hintergrund: Es wurde eine Studie mit asymptomatischen COVID-19-positiven Patienten durchgeführt, die während der ersten Welle der Pandemie in ein COVID-19-Krankenhaus in Indore, Indien, aufgenommen worden waren. Mit dieser Studie sollte die Wirksamkeit einer integrierten Tele-Yoga-Intervention als Ergänzung zur herkömmlichen Behandlung auf physiologische, psychologische und Achtsamkeitsvariablen bewertet werden. Methoden: In einer konfirmatorischen, randomisierten kontrollierten Studie wurden 60 hospitalisierte asymptomatische COVID-19-Patienten randomisiert einer Versuchs- bzw. einer Kontrollgruppe zugewiesen (n = 30). Die Tele-Yoga-Intervention, die Atemübungen, Pranayama und Meditation beinhaltete, erfolgte in der Versuchsgruppe über 7 Tage für jeweils 30 Minuten, wohingegen die Kontrollgruppe weiter die übliche Behandlung erhielt. Die physiologischen und psychologischen Variablen wurden vor der Intervention und an Tag 7 unmittelbar nach der Intervention beurteilt. Die Auswertung der Daten erfolgte mittels SPSS (V.16.0). Ergebnisse: Der Mann Whitney U-Test ergab einen statistisch signifikanten Unterschied zwischen den Gruppen für alle Variablen (p < 0,001). In der Versuchsgruppe zeigten sich signifikante Veränderungen gegenüber der Kontrollgruppe bei den physiologischen und psychologischen Variablen, darunter Sauerstoffsättigung (2,07 %), Herzfrequenz (8,21 %), Atemfrequenz (10,04 %), systolischer Blutdruck (6,14 %), diastolischer Blutdruck (8,38 %), die visuelle Analogskala für Stress (62,78 %), der Covid-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (68,44 %) sowie die State Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (72,72 %). Schlussfolgerung: Die Ergebnisse dieser Studie sprechen dafür, dass integriertes Tele-Yoga einen therapeutischen Nutzen zur Verbesserung der physiologischen, psychologischen und achtsamkeitsbezogenen Variablen bei asymptomatischen COVID-19-Patienten haben könnte.