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Development and Validation of Yoga Program for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)

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This study with aim of development and validation of a yoga program for patients with T2DM was carried in view of emerging evidence of yoga as an alternative and/or complementary treatment. Classical and contemporary yoga texts were reviewed for identification of yoga practices. After reviewing research papers and yoga texts a THREE-step yoga program, in order of increasing difficulty level for T2DM was prepared. For validation of yoga program, mixed methods approach integrating qualitative and quantitative inputs was considered. Eighteen experts over three rounds of iteration contributed toward validation of yoga program. A final set of three-step yoga program was obtained which further needs to be tested in standardized randomized controlled trials.

Trial Registration With Indian Council of Medical Research: Clinical Trial Registry of India; ICMR-CTRI: Development and Validation study: CTRI/2013/11/004163.

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  1. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samasthana (SVYASA), Bengaluru, India

    Arun Thulasi & Nagarathna Raghuram

  2. NIMHANS Integrated Centre for Yoga, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India

    Vinod Kumar

  3. Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India

    Aarti Jagannathan

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India

    Praveen Angadi

  5. Vivekananda Adarsha Sadhana Kendra (VASK), Bengaluru, India

    Kundapur Umamaheswar

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Thulasi, A., Kumar, V., Jagannathan, A. et al. Development and Validation of Yoga Program for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). J Relig Health 61, 1951–1965 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00859-x

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