Effect slow breathing on autonomic tone and cardiovasular variability in trained yoga practitioners

Not Applicable

Completed

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/06/025730
• Lead Sponsor: All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS New delhi

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2018-09-21
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Age group : 20 - 50 yrs

Gender : Both male and female

Healthy Trained yoga practitioners as per the selection criteria

Healthy Naïve to yoga subjects

Selection criteria for Trained yoga practitioners

1.Trained in yoga schools or under yoga instructor for more than or equal to 3 months.

2.Regular practice of asanas and pranayam- either daily or minimum 3 days in a week more than or equal to 20 min.

3.Able to perform either all or any three of the following asanas from Column I

4.Able to perform the following pranayama from Column II

Column I â?? ASANAS

1.Paschimottanasana

2.Sarvangasana

3.ushtrasana

4.Chakrasana

5.Sirshasana

6.Padahastasana

Column II - PRANAYAMA

1.Anulom-vilom

2.Bastrika

Exclusion Criteria

Cardiovascular and respiratory illness which requires long term medications

Acute or chronic systemic illness

Trained Athletes

Smokers and Alcoholics

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified