Key result
Yoga reduces SDNN by ~49% vs sports in anxious adolescents, improving autonomic function.
Why the study?
Stress in academic settings can cause emotional distress and impair autonomic function, potentially leading to cardiovascular health alterations in adolescents with anxiety.
Does yoga improve cardiac autonomic function compared to sports activities in adolescents with perceived anxiety?
RCT (n=40)
Double-blind
Simple randomization (coin toss)
No
Does yoga improve cardiac autonomic function compared to sports activities in adolescents with perceived anxiety?
Absolute Event Rate: 136.1% vs 144.9%
p-value: p=0.00
An 8-session yoga intervention significantly improved cardiac autonomic function compared to sports activities in adolescents with perceived anxiety.
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Yoga improves HRV parameters in anxious adolescents; extends RCT evidence for autonomic benefits of mind-body interventions in stress.
Thirumurugan et al. (2025) conducted an RCT in Perceived anxiety (n=40). Yoga vs. Sports activities (Dodgeball) was evaluated on Heart rate variability (SDNN) at 4 weeks (p=0.00). An 8-session yoga intervention significantly reduced SDNN from 266.10 ms to 136.10 ms (p=0.00) in adolescents with anxiety, indicating improved autonomic function, while sports activities showed no significant change.
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