TY  - JOUR
AU  - Liu, Xun-Chao
AU  - Pan, Lei
AU  - Hu, Qing
AU  - Dong, Wei-Ping
AU  - Yan, Jun-Hong
AU  - Dong, Liang
PY  - 2014
TI  - Effects of yoga training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
JF  - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 6, No 6 (June 26, 2014): Journal of Thoracic Disease
Y2  - 2014
KW  - 
N2  - Introduction: Currently, several studies have assessed the effect of yoga training on the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but these studies involved a wide variation of sample and convey inconclusive results. Hence, the present study was performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the efficacy of yoga training in COPD patients.   Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases were searched for relevant studies. The primary outcomes were forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), FEV1% predicted (% pred). Secondary outcomes included 6-min walking distance (6 MWD), arterial oxygen tension (PaO2), and arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO2). Weighted mean differences (WMDs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated, and heterogeneity was assessed with the I2 test.   Results: Five randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 233 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Yoga training significantly improved FEV1 (WMD: 123.57 mL, 95% CI: 4.12-243, P=0.04), FEV1% pred (WMD: 3.90%, 95% CI: 2.27-5.54, P
UR  - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/2672