Cochrane · systematic review · CD001524

Yoga for epilepsy

Panebianco, M, Sridharan, K, Ramaratnam, S · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library

Epilepsy2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
10
current version
GRADE rated
10
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 10 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Current version only

Comparison

Population: people with epilepsy
CD001524.PUB3 (current) · 7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Seizure free (yoga versus sham yoga)
OR 14.54 [0.67, 316.69]1 study · 20 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Seizure free (yoga versus none)
OR 17.31 [0.8, 373.45]1 study · 22 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Seizure frequency (yoga versus sham yoga)
no estimate extracted1 study · 20 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Seizure frequency (yoga versus none)
no estimate extracted1 study · 22 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Greater than 50% reduction in seizure frequency (yoga versus sham yoga)
OR 81 [4.36, 1504.46]1 study · 20 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Greater than 50% reduction in seizure frequency (yoga versus none)
OR 158.33 [5.78, 4335.63]1 study · 22 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Greater than 50% reduction in seizure duration (yoga versus sham yoga)
OR 45 [2.01, 1006.75]1 study · 20 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Comparison

Population: people with epilepsy
CD001524.PUB3 (current) · 3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Seizure free at 1 year
OR 1 [0.16, 6.42]1 study · 18 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency
OR 0.78 [0.04, 14.75]1 study · 18 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
50% or greater reduction in seizure duration
OR 0.67 [0.1, 4.35]1 study · 18 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias

Comparison

Population: people with epilepsy
CD001524.PUB2 · 7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Seizure free (yoga versus sham yoga)
OR 14.54 [0.67, 316.69]1 study · 20 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Seizure free (yoga versus none)
OR 17.31 [0.8, 373.45]1 study · 22 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Seizure frequency (yoga versus sham yoga)
no estimate extracted1 study · 20 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Seizure frequency (yoga versus none)
no estimate extracted1 study · 22 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Greater than 50% reduction in seizure frequency (yoga versus sham yoga)
OR 81 [4.36, 1504.46]1 study · 20 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Greater than 50% reduction in seizure frequency (yoga versus none)
OR 158.33 [5.78, 4335.63]1 study · 22 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Greater than 50% reduction in seizure duration (yoga versus sham yoga)
OR 45 [2.01, 1006.75]1 study · 20 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Comparison

Population: people with epilepsy
CD001524.PUB2 · 3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Seizure free at 1 year
OR 1 [0.16, 6.42]1 study · 18 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
50% or greater reduction in seizure frequency
OR 0.78 [0.04, 14.75]1 study · 18 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
50% or greater reduction in seizure duration
OR 0.67 [0.1, 4.35]1 study · 18 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias