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December 12, 2025Annals of NeurosciencesOpen Access

Effect of Yoga-based Interventions on Heart Rate Variability and Anxiety Among Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Key result

Yoga-based interventions reduced anxiety and improved heart rate variability among students in a meta-analysis of four randomized controlled trials.

Why the study?

No systematic review and meta-analysis have examined the effect of yoga-based interventions on heart rate variability and anxiety among students.

Do yoga-based interventions improve heart rate variability and anxiety in students?

Comparison

Yoga-based interventions vs comparator

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs

Authors

SSShivam SharmaHSHarish SharmaKMKashinath Metri

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Overview

Supports yoga for student anxiety and HRV; extends limited RCT evidence to this population.

Study Design

Type

Meta-Analysis

Structured PICO

Do yoga-based interventions improve heart rate variability and anxiety in students?

P
Population
Meta-analysis of 4 randomized controlled trials evaluating the effect of yoga-based interventions on heart rate variability and anxiety among students.
I
Intervention
Yoga-based interventions
O
Outcome
Heart rate variability (HRV) and subjective measures of anxiety

Yoga-based interventions appear to reduce anxiety and improve heart rate variability among students.

Cite This Study

Sharma et al. (2025) conducted a meta-analysis in Anxiety. Yoga-based interventions was evaluated on Heart rate variability (HRV) and anxiety. Yoga-based interventions reduced anxiety and improved heart rate variability among students in a meta-analysis of four randomized controlled trials.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93dbdacd4df3c00e006defhttps://doi.org/10.1177/09727531251394924
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