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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2024/03/063400
CTRI/2024/03/063400
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Effect of yoga breathing on sustained attention in problematic users of smart phone

Patanjali Research Foundation Trust1 site in 1 country20 target enrollmentStarted: March 10, 2024Last updated:

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Not yet recruiting
Enrollment
20
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
1. P300

Overview

Brief Summary

Improved sustained attention have been reported following specific yoga breathing techiques in normal healthy volunteers. However, this has not been tested in problematic users of smartphone. With this, this study aims to determine the effects of specific yoga breathing techniques on sustained attention in problematic users of smart phone

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Masking
Outcome Assessor Blinded

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18.00 Year(s) to 45.00 Year(s) (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Problematic users of smartphone
  • Aged 18-45 years.

Exclusion Criteria

  • (i) consumption of alcohol or tobacco (in any form), (ii) use of medication, (iii) presence of physical or neurological illness which prevents participants practicing any of the four yoga breathing techniques (e,g., deviated nasal septum in case of alternate nostril yoga breathing and epilepsy for high frequency yoga breathing) and (v) extra systole in the EKG (to avoid abnormal HRV recordings).

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

1. P300

Time Frame: Before and after 15 minute of yoga breathing practices

2. Digit vigilance test

Time Frame: Before and after 15 minute of yoga breathing practices

Secondary Outcomes

  • STAI(Before and after 15 minute of yoga breathing practices)
  • heart rate variability(Before, during and after 15 minute of yoga breathing practices)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Research institution
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Dr Shirley Telles

Patanjali Research Foundation (Trust)

Study Sites (1)

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