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Evidence suggests Yoga maydecreaseFatigue.
28 studies (39 claims)
Strong consensus
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yoga training | Decreases - significantly improved | fatigue | Human | persons with MS | Yoga training once a week (at least 1 hour). | Feasibility of a 6-Month Yoga Program to Improve the Physical and Psychosocial Status of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis and their Family Members.cited 16× |
| Mindful Yoga program | No effect - examines the feasibility and initial efficacy | disease-related symptoms such as pain and fatigue | Human | women with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) | 120-minute sessions weekly for 8 weeks. | Mindful Yoga for women with metastatic breast cancer: design of a randomized controlled trial.cited 17× |
| yoga release therapy (YRT) | Decreases - improvements | fatigue | Human | A 40-year-old female with chronic right-sided thoracolumbar and posterior ribcage, abdominal wall, and anterior hip pain | Not specified | The Synchronous Application of Yoga and Myofascial Release Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain: A Case Report. |
| yoga therapy | Decreases - long-term effects | fatigue | Human | cancer patients | Weekly reminder e-mails for 24 weeks post-therapy. | Yoga therapy to reduce fatigue in cancer: effects of reminder e-mails and long-term efficacy.cited 2× |
| weekly reminder e-mails after yoga therapy | Decreases - significantly stronger reduction | emotional fatigue | Human | cancer patients | Weekly reminder e-mails for 24 weeks post-therapy. | Yoga therapy to reduce fatigue in cancer: effects of reminder e-mails and long-term efficacy.cited 2× |
| weekly reminder e-mails after yoga therapy | Decreases - significantly stronger reduction | general fatigue | Human | cancer patients | Weekly reminder e-mails for 24 weeks post-therapy. | Yoga therapy to reduce fatigue in cancer: effects of reminder e-mails and long-term efficacy.cited 2× |
| yoga exercise | Decreases - improved | fatigue | Human | breast cancer survivors | — | Optimal yoga dose for improving cancer-related fatigue, quality of life, and sleep quality in breast cancer survivors: a Bayesian dose-response meta-analysis. |
| yoga exercise | Decreases - has a U-shaped dose-response relationship with | fatigue | Human | breast cancer survivors | — | Optimal yoga dose for improving cancer-related fatigue, quality of life, and sleep quality in breast cancer survivors: a Bayesian dose-response meta-analysis. |
| yoga exercise | Decreases - optimal exercise dose for improving | fatigue | Human | breast cancer survivors | — | Optimal yoga dose for improving cancer-related fatigue, quality of life, and sleep quality in breast cancer survivors: a Bayesian dose-response meta-analysis. |
| yoga exercise | Decreases - was less effective for fatigue during treatment compared to post-treatment | fatigue | Human | breast cancer survivors | — | Optimal yoga dose for improving cancer-related fatigue, quality of life, and sleep quality in breast cancer survivors: a Bayesian dose-response meta-analysis. |
| yoga exercise | Decreases - benefits for improving fatigue decrease with increasing age | fatigue | Human | breast cancer survivors | — | Optimal yoga dose for improving cancer-related fatigue, quality of life, and sleep quality in breast cancer survivors: a Bayesian dose-response meta-analysis. |
| yoga exercise | Decreases - optimal weekly dose to improve | fatigue | Human | breast cancer survivors | — | Optimal yoga dose for improving cancer-related fatigue, quality of life, and sleep quality in breast cancer survivors: a Bayesian dose-response meta-analysis. |
| medical yoga | Decreases - improved | symptoms of fatigue | Human | patients with heart failure | — | Effects of exergaming and yoga on exercise capacity and physical and mental health in heart failure patients: a randomized sub-study.cited 1× |
| yoga intervention delivered by videoconference | No effect - will explore effectiveness | fatigue | Human | young adults 18 years or older, diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 18-39 years of age | — | A Protocol for a Mixed Methods, Single-Arm, Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial Evaluating a 12-week Yoga Intervention Delivered by Videoconference for Young Adults Diagnosed With Cancer. |
| gentle Hatha and Restorative Yoga | Decreases - statistically significant and clinically meaningful within-group improvements | cancer-related fatigue (CRF) | Human | participants aged ≤59 | Gentle Hatha and Restorative Yoga, including mindfulness, performed 2-3 times per week. | The effect of YOCAS©® yoga on cancer-related fatigue and quality of life in older (60+) vs. younger (≤ 59) cancer survivors: Secondary analysis of a nationwide, multicenter, phase 3 randomized controlled trial. |
| gentle Hatha and Restorative Yoga | Decreases - statistically significant and clinically meaningful within-group improvements | cancer-related fatigue (CRF) | Human | participants aged 60+ | Gentle Hatha and Restorative Yoga, including mindfulness, performed 2-3 times per week. | The effect of YOCAS©® yoga on cancer-related fatigue and quality of life in older (60+) vs. younger (≤ 59) cancer survivors: Secondary analysis of a nationwide, multicenter, phase 3 randomized controlled trial. |
| 12-week combining Tai Chi and Yoga (TY combining) program | Decreases - significantly improved | fatigue | Human | older males diagnosed with COPD | Not specified (12-week program, frequency not detailed). | Effectiveness of a 12-week combining tai chi and yoga program on pulmonary function and functional fitness in COPD patients.cited 1× |
| Yoga | Decreases - helped to manage | cancer-related fatigue (CRF) | Human | adult survivors of cancer after completion of treatment | Not specified | Management of Fatigue in Adult Survivors of Cancer: ASCO-Society for Integrative Oncology Guideline Update. |
| Yoga | Decreases - helped to manage | cancer-related fatigue (CRF) | Human | adult survivors of cancer after completion of treatment | Not specified | Management of Fatigue in Adult Survivors of Cancer: ASCO-Society for Integrative Oncology Guideline Update. |
| Yoga | Decreases - can be recommended | cancer-related fatigue | Human | cancer survivors | Not available | Lifestyle and integrative oncology interventions for cancer-related fatigue and sleep disturbances.cited 4× |
| yoga | Decreases - appear promising but are as yet lacking convincing evidence | cancer-related fatigue | Human | — | Not specified | Nonpharmacologic approach to fatigue in patients with cancer.cited 19× |
| Yoga | Decreases - Significant improvement was found in | emotional fatigue | Human | patients with autoimmune disorders | — | The Effects of Yoga on the Mental Health of Individuals With Autoimmune Disorders: A Scoping Review. |
| yoga | Decreases - decreased significantly | fatigue | Human | women with MS | Not specified | Exercising Impacts on Fatigue, Depression, and Paresthesia in Female Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.cited 61× |
| yoga | Decreases - reduce | fatigue | Human | children and adolescents with oncological diseases | Not specified | Yoga, Meditation and Mindfulness in pediatric oncology - A review of literature.cited 8× |
| yoga | Decreases - improves | fatigue | Human | women with breast cancer | Three 30-minute yoga sessions weekly (including movement, breath work, mindfulness, and relaxation). | Yoga Therapy During Chemotherapy for Early-Stage and Locally Advanced Breast Cancer.cited 9× |
| yoga | No effect - were aware of the empirical evidence for | fatigue | Human | psycho-oncologists | Not available | Psycho-oncologists' knowledge of cancer-related fatigue and the targets for improving education and training: results from a cross-sectional survey study.cited 2× |
| yoga | Decreases - can have benefits | fatigue | Human | patients with earlier stage disease, those undergoing active treatment and in cancer survivors | Not specified | Management of Fatigue in Patients with Advanced Cancer.cited 11× |
| yoga | No effect - devoted to | fatigue | Human | MS patients | Not specified | Complementary and alternative therapies in multiple sclerosis: a systematic literature classification and analysis.cited 7× |
| Yoga | Decreases - had strong evidence supporting use in management of | MS-related fatigue (MSRF) | Human | adults (18 years and over) with MS | Not specified | The pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for the management of fatigue related multiple sclerosis.cited 53× |
| yoga | Increases - ameliorates | sleep and fatigue | Human | children and adults undergoing treatment for any cancer type | Not specified | Review of yoga therapy during cancer treatment.cited 60× |
| dynamic yoga + static Benson relaxation | Decreases - showed greater reductions | behavior fatigue scores | Human | breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy | 8-week intervention (frequency not specified). | Effects of dynamic and static relaxation therapy on cancer-induced fatigue and sleep disorders in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized control trial. |
| dynamic yoga + static Benson relaxation | Decreases - showed greater reductions | body fatigue scores | Human | breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy | 8-week intervention (frequency not specified). | Effects of dynamic and static relaxation therapy on cancer-induced fatigue and sleep disorders in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized control trial. |
| dynamic yoga + static Benson relaxation | Decreases - showed significant improvements | fatigue | Human | breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy | 8-week intervention (frequency not specified). | Effects of dynamic and static relaxation therapy on cancer-induced fatigue and sleep disorders in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized control trial. |
| dynamic yoga + static Benson relaxation | Decreases - showed greater reductions | total fatigue scores | Human | breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy | 8-week intervention (frequency not specified). | Effects of dynamic and static relaxation therapy on cancer-induced fatigue and sleep disorders in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized control trial. |
| online yoga | Decreases - moderate effects on | fatigue | Human | cancer patients | — | The Effects of Online Yoga Practice on Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review. |
| yoga exercises | Decreases - relieved | fatigue | Human | patients with multiple sclerosis | 25-30 minutes of walking per session, three sessions per week. | Influence of yoga and aerobics exercise on fatigue, pain and psychosocial status in patients with multiple sclerosis: a randomized trial.cited 31× |
| yoga exercises | Increases - increased | fatigue physical function | Human | patients with multiple sclerosis | 25-30 minutes of walking per session, three sessions per week. | Influence of yoga and aerobics exercise on fatigue, pain and psychosocial status in patients with multiple sclerosis: a randomized trial.cited 31× |
| qigong, tai chi, and yoga | Decreases - were more effective than control interventions to alleviate | fatigue | Human | adults with CFS or PCS | Not specified | Exploring the Effects of Qigong, Tai Chi, and Yoga on Fatigue, Mental Health, and Sleep Quality in Chronic Fatigue and Post-COVID Syndromes: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.cited 2× |
| mindfulness yoga treatment | No effect - were not different | fatigue | Human | early-stage breast cancer patients | Not specified | Effect of mindfulness yoga on anxiety and depression in early breast cancer patients received adjuvant chemotherapy: a randomized clinical trial.cited 38× |
| Laughter Yoga | Decreases - significant difference between pre- and post-intervention scores | fatigue | Human | cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy | Four sessions at one-week intervals, each lasting 20-30 minutes. | Effects of laughter yoga on health-related quality of life in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized clinical trial.cited 19× |
| laughter yoga | Decreases - significantly lower than those of the control group | fatigue | Human | female students with PMS | Twice-weekly 30-minute group sessions of laughter yoga and deep breathing. | Effects of Laughter Yoga on Premenstrual Symptoms. |
| laughter yoga | Decreases - significantly decreased | PMSS subdimension fatigue | Human | female students with PMS | Twice-weekly 30-minute group sessions of laughter yoga and deep breathing. | Effects of Laughter Yoga on Premenstrual Symptoms. |