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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2021/06/034279
CTRI/2021/06/034279CompletedPhase 1

A study to compare the effectiveness of alternate nostrils breathing and slow deep breathing on physical fitness, pulmonary function, smoking urges and quality of life in male sedentary smokers.

ANI HEMANGKUMAR SUDHAKARBHAI1 site in 1 country100 target enrollmentStarted: June 18, 2021Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
100
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Physical fitness, Pulmonary Function, Smoking Urges and Quality of life.

Study Overview

Brief Summary

A Study To Compare The Effectiveness Of Alternate Nostrils Breathing And Slow Deep Breathing On Physical fitness, Pulmonary Function, Smoking Urges and Quality of life In Male Sedentary Smokers.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc
Masking
Not Applicable

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
25.00 Year(s) to 55.00 Year(s) (—)
Sex
Male

Inclusion Criteria

  • •1.Male subjects between the age group of 25-55 years.
  • •2.Smokers who smoke a minimum of 1 cigarette/day for at least 10 years and still use cigarettes.
  • •3.They must have a sedentary lifestyle as no leisure-time physical activity or activities done for less than 20 minutes or fewer than 3 times per week.

Exclusion Criteria

  • •1.Incapable of realizing the protocol of respiratory exercises.
  • •2.Difficulty in completing the evaluation of pulmonary function.
  • •3.Any known pulmonary, cardiac pathologies, musculoskeletal disorders or recent surgery.
  • •4.Diabetes mellitus, uncontrolled hypertension, activity restriction due to disease, significant arthritis.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Physical fitness, Pulmonary Function, Smoking Urges and Quality of life.

Time Frame: outcomes will be assessed at baseline and after 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

  • 12 Min Walk Test,((FVC) forced vital capacity forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), FEV1/FVC ratio.)

Investigators

Sponsor
ANI HEMANGKUMAR SUDHAKARBHAI
Sponsor Class
Private hospital/clinic

Study Sites (1)

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