Ayurvedic versus conventional dietary and lifestyle counseling for mothers with burnout-syndrome: A randomized controlled pilot study including a qualitative evaluation

Kessler, Christian S.; Eisenmann, Clemens; Oberzaucher, Frank; Forster, Martin Onslow; Steckhan, Nico; Meier, Larissa; Stapelfeldt, Elmar; Michalsen, Andreas; Jeitler, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2017.07.005

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“…Due to the novelty of the MBLM program, we chose to extend our research questions beyond the evaluation of primarily clinical parameters, which are, however, beyond the scope of this article. Adverse effects were assessed by prespecified questionnaires with a list of common problems related to yoga and meditation practice (Kessler et al, 2017; Matsushita & Oka, 2015) to be filled in at T 2 by the participants of MBLM and TAU group (see Supporting Information for a complete list of items). In the questionnaire, participants could retrospectively state how many days the adverse event was present (days per week, number of weeks).…”

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“…Checklist-18 (BSI-18) (Franke et al, 2017) to assess complementary information about the change in somatization, depression, and anxiety and (2) the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) (Cohen et al, 1983) for measuring the perception of stress. Further, secondary outcome variables assessed in this study project, including 24-h heart rate variability, qualitative data (in-depth interviews with a subset of participants), and a range of measures of spirituality (for details see the study's registry at ClinicalTrials.gov), will be discussed questionnaires with a list of common problems related to yoga and meditation practice (Kessler et al, 2017;Matsushita & Oka, 2015) to be filled in at T 2 by the participants of MBLM and TAU group (see Supporting Information Material for a complete list of items). In the questionnaire, participants could retrospectively state how many days the adverse event was present (days per week, number of weeks).…”

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“…Participants in the MBLM group were allowed to continue their antidepressant medication (if any) and participated in the 8-week MBLM program. The MBLM program is a mind-body intervention, which includes three domains of practice, based on the eightfold path of classical yoga (Bringmann et al, 2021b) (Kessler et al, 2017). The third part of each group session is a mantra meditation period where participants silently recite a mantra, which they have chosen themselves from a list and learned to apply in an introductory session before the course.…”

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Meditation‐based lifestyle modification in mild to moderate depression—A randomized controlled trial

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Depression and Anxiety

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Objective: Depression is a global key challenge in mental health care. The implementation of effective, low-risk and cost-effective interventions to reduce its disease burden is a necessity. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of the new Meditation-Based Lifestyle Modification (MBLM) program, a "secondgeneration" mindfulness-based intervention, in depressive outpatients. Methods: Eighty-one patients with mild to moderate depression were randomized into three groups: intervention group (MBLM), control group (CONTROL), and treatment as usual group (TAU). The primary outcome was the change of depressive symptoms as administered by the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) after 4 and 8 weeks. Secondary outcome variables included the Brief Symptom Checklist-18 and the Perceived Stress Scale-10. A 6-month follow-up was conducted. Results: A greater reduction of depressive symptoms was found in MBLM participants compared to CONTROL (p < .001, η p 2 = 0.11, d = 0.70) and TAU (p η d < .001, = 0. 10, = 0. 67 p 2 ) with a 13.15 points reduction of BDI-II score versus 1.71 points (CONTROL) and 3.34 points (TAU) after 8 weeks. Betweengroup post hoc tests for all secondary outcomes and at follow-up also yielded significant between-group differences with medium to large effect sizes in favor of MBLM. Conclusions: Study results showed beneficial effects of MBLM in depressed outpatients. Further high-quality controlled clinical studies including qualitative research are needed to investigate the specific and unspecific effects of the MBLM program in depression and other medical conditions.

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Meditation‐based lifestyle modification in mild to moderate depression—A randomized controlled trial

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“…Since Ayurveda is one of the two largest traditional medicine systems globally, along with TCM, and is increasingly being offered and used outside of its countries of origin, there is an obvious research gap (33). This gap should be filled by robust clinical studies using Whole Systems and Mixed-Methods research, among others, to find out whether such Ayurvedic concepts are effective, safe and implementable under Western conditions (34,35). According to our interpretation of the Ayurvedic principles, IBS symptoms can be understood as an expression of "over-burdening" of the "digestive fire" agni.…”

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Ayurvedic vs. Conventional Nutritional Therapy Including Low-FODMAP Diet for Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome—A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Aims: To compare the effects of Ayurvedic and conventional nutritional therapy in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).Methods: Sixty-nine patients with IBS were randomized to Ayurvedic (n = 35) or conventional nutritional therapy according to the recommendations of the German Nutrition Society including the low-FODMAP diet (n = 34). Study visits took place at baseline and after 1, 3, and 6 months. The primary outcome was IBS symptom severity (IBS-SSS) after 3 months; secondary outcomes included stress (CPSS), anxiety and depression (HADS), well-being (WHO-5) and IBS-specific quality of life (IBS-QOL). A repeated measures general linear model (GLM) for intent-to-treat-analyses was applied in this explorative study.Results: After 3 months, estimated marginal means for IBS-SSS reductions were 123.8 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) = 92.8–154.9; p < 0.001] in the Ayurvedic and 72.7 (95% CI = 38.8–106.7; p < 0.001) in the conventional group. The IBS-SSS reduction was significantly higher in the Ayurveda group compared to the conventional therapy group (estimated marginal mean = 51.1; 95% CI = 3.8–98.5; p = 0.035) and clinically meaningful. Sixty-eight percentage of the variance in IBS-SSS reduction after 3 months can be explained by treatment, 6.5% by patients' expectations for their therapies and 23.4% by IBS-SSS at pre-intervention. Both therapies are equivalent in their contribution to the outcome variance. The higher the IBS-SSS score at pre-intervention and the larger the patients' expectations, the greater the IBS-SSS reduction. There were no significant group differences in any secondary outcome measures. No serious adverse events occurred in either group.Conclusion: Patients with IBS seem to benefit significantly from Ayurvedic or conventional nutritional therapy. The results warrant further studies with longer-term follow-ups and larger sample sizes.Clinical Trial Registration:https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03019861, identifier: NCT03019861.

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“…Ayurvedic medicine has been discussed as a useful supplement to psychiatric treatment [51], where an individualized, dietary regime represents a basic principle for a health-promoting lifestyle [52]. Research on the efficacy of Ayurvedic diet is still scarce, but lifestyle and nutritional counseling have successfully been used to treat stress-related diseases and psychosomatic conditions [21, 22, 53] and to promote health [54]. Robust diurnal rhythms, which are fundamental to Ayurvedic lifestyle, are known to alleviate metabolic diseases and improve sleep quality [55].…”

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Meditation-Based Lifestyle Modification: Development of an Integrative Mind-Body Program for Mental Health and Human Flourishing

Bringmann

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Jeitler

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Mental disorders are a core health challenge in the 21st century. Integrative mental health care takes an individual, lifestyle-modifying, salutogenic approach, combining somatic, psychosocial, and spiritual perspectives from evidence-based conventional and complementary medicine. In particular, meditation and mindfulness have received growing research interest in the last decade. In this article, we present Meditation-Based Lifestyle Modification (MBLM), a new, complex mind-body intervention for mental health care. It is the first program to intensify meditation practice using classical yoga. The program (a) covers all areas of classical yoga, (b) considers ethical and spiritual aspects of daily life, (c) orients participants toward sustained lifestyle modification, and (d) is applicable in a clinical context. The scientific rationale of the program is outlined in this article, based on the Criteria for Reporting the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions in Healthcare. Further research is planned to show the clinical feasibility of MBLM and evaluate its efficacy, processes of change, and cost-effectiveness.

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Ayurvedic versus conventional dietary and lifestyle counseling for mothers with burnout-syndrome: A randomized controlled pilot study including a qualitative evaluation

Cited by 10 publications

References 31 publications

Meditation‐based lifestyle modification in mild to moderate depression—A randomized controlled trial

Meditation‐based lifestyle modification in mild to moderate depression—A randomized controlled trial

Ayurvedic vs. Conventional Nutritional Therapy Including Low-FODMAP Diet for Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome—A Randomized Controlled Trial

Meditation-Based Lifestyle Modification: Development of an Integrative Mind-Body Program for Mental Health and Human Flourishing

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