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ArticleBioPsychoSocial medicine2026

Detecting effects of yoga therapy on heart rate variability and autonomic nervous system functioning in adults after cancer treatment: results from a study using single-subject experimental methods.

Jennifer Brunet, Julia Hussien, Anne Pitman, Amanda Wurz, Ellen Conte, Christophe Herry, Nadia Polskaia, Andrew Seely, Dugald Seely

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Jennifer BrunetSchool of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. jennifer.brunet@uottawa.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3242-5444
Julia HussienSchool of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7434-228X
Anne PitmanCentre for Health Innovation, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Amanda WurzSchool of Kinesiology, University of the Fraser Valley, Chilliwack, BC, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7804-9811
Ellen ConteCCNM: Patterson Institute for Integrative Oncology Research, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1969-1118
Christophe HerryOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1863-5920
Nadia PolskaiaSchool of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-2069-7626
Andrew SeelyOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6459-8801
Dugald SeelyCentre for Health Innovation, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4893-5254

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Abstract

backgroundCancer is a source of physiological and psychological stress. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a measure of autonomic reactivity to physiological and psychological stress. For an initial proof-of-concept, we investigated the effects of a yoga therapy (YT) intervention on HRV metrics and self-reported autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning using single-subject experimental methods.

methodsData from 20 adults (M

resultsHLM yielded mixed results. Significant (p < 0.05) time, phase, and time-by-phase effects for state ANS, coefficient of variation and high frequency power, time-by-phase effect for trait ANS, and time and phase effects for sample entropy were observed. No significant effects were observed for remaining analyzed HRV metrics.

conclusionsThough mixed, results establish an initial proof-of-concept required to justify larger studies investigating the effects of YT on HRV and self-reported ANS functioning in adults after cancer treatment. TRIAL REGISTRATION NAME: ISRCTN registry. REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN64763228. DATE OF REGISTRATION: December 12, 2021. This study was retrospectively registered. URL OF TRIAL REGISTRY RECORD: https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN64763228 .

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Autonomic functionHeart rate variabilityIntegrative oncologyNeoplasmYoga

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PMID42625214
PMCPMC13491725

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