General study information
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Study type as defined by the study authors in the introduction or methods sections |
Randomized controlled trial; single-group study |
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Country in which the study was conducted |
United States |
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Comparison group used as described by the study authors (if applicable) |
Regular activity control group; active control group such as a strengthening program |
Study populations
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Number of participants (total [N] and per group [n]) |
N=50 |
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Description of population, including defining characteristics such as the health condition, as described by the study authors |
Women with depression |
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Mean age of the participants and SD (if provided) for the total sample and each group |
Mean age of the total sample was 55.07 (SD 9.69) years |
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Sex distribution of participants in the total sample and in each group |
Number of women in the study out of the total number of participants |
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Justification of delivery method in relation to the study population, as described by the study authors (ie, did the study authors describe why they delivered the intervention remotely, and if they did, what was the reason) |
Yes—the study authors reported that individuals with cancer often have transportation and scheduling challenges that make it difficult to attend in-person appointments; no—the study authors did not describe why they chose remote delivery |
Intervention characteristics: delivery methods
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Intervention setting |
Home |
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Whether delivery was synchronous or asynchronous; delivery was considered synchronous if interventions were delivered in real time such that the instructor could interact with the participant or participants; delivery was considered asynchronous if intervention materials were prerecorded and could be accessed at any time |
Synchronous (videoconferencing) and asynchronous (prerecorded video) |
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The technology used to deliver the intervention |
Name of a specific videoconferencing platform; type of prerecorded video (ie, DVD) |
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Whether delivery was group or individual; it was considered group delivery if multiple people participated in the yoga intervention together at one time; it was considered individual delivery if a participant engaged in the intervention alone |
If each participant received access to a prerecorded video and watched the video on their own (individual delivery) |
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Whether participants had additional interactions with the study team outside of assessment sessions and prescribed intervention sessions |
Participants received an in-person introduction yoga class before starting the intervention period |
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Whether participants received supplementary materials |
Participants received written instructions providing additional information on how to practice yoga |
Intervention characteristics: yoga intervention components and other details
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Style of yoga implemented |
Hatha yoga or Iyengar yoga |
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Specific limbs of yoga implemented |
Breathing; postures; meditation; relaxation |
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Yoga instructor credentials, as reported by the study authors, including instructor training (ie, are they a yoga instructor, yoga therapist, or other health care professional) and their certification training hours |
Yoga instructor (200 hours) |
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Yoga dose: frequency and duration reported in minutes per session, sessions per week, and total number of weeks |
30 minutes per session with 2 sessions per week for 6 weeks |
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Whether the yoga sequences were designed, adapted, or selected for the specific study population, as described by the study authors, or whether this was not reported |
Yes—the study authors reported that they designed the prerecorded videos specifically for the population enrolled in the study; no—the study authors did not report whether the yoga intervention was designed for the study population |
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Information about additional home practice (ie, did the study authors describe whether participants were encouraged to engage in additional practice outside of the prescribed intervention and how this was kept track of) |
Yes—although the study authors required participants to watch the yoga video 1 time per week, the study authors encouraged participants to view the yoga video an additional 2 to 3 times per week if possible and asked them to log how often they did this |
Intervention feasibility and safety
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Study adherence (ie, did participants complete the study overall, including the intervention period and assessment sessions) reported as how many people in each group completed the study |
66% (44/67) of the yoga group completed the study |
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Intervention adherence (ie, did participants complete the intended yoga intervention dose); intervention adherence was reported as it was reported in each study; some studies reported it as the mean yoga practice, whereas others set a threshold or benchmark and reported intervention adherence as it related to the benchmark |
Mean yoga practice was 44 min/week and the prescribed dose was 60 min/week; the benchmark for “good adherence” was participants who practiced yoga ≥6 times over 2 weeks, and 55% (37/67) of the yoga group met this benchmark |
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The presence or absence of technological challenges, as described by the study authors |
Participants experienced technological challenges in 77% (24/31) of the sessions |
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The presence or absence of adverse events, as reported by the study authors for each study group, or whether the study authors did not report any information about adverse events |
No adverse events occurred, the study did not report information about adverse events; 9 mild adverse events occurred in the yoga group and 4 mild adverse events occurred in the comparison group |
Preliminary efficacy
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The outcome measures were categorized into patient-reported outcome measures, physical performance and function outcome measures, and physiological outcome measures based on what the measures assessed; subsequently, a summary of results for these outcomes was extracted (eg, were there significant improvements between groups and significant improvements within groups) |
The patient-reported outcome measure—the Beck Depression Inventory—showed significant within-group improvements |