Evaluation of effect of yoga on blood flow of nerve responsible for vision (i.e optic nerve) in glaucoma patients : A randomized control trial
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: H401- Open-angle glaucomaHealth Condition 2: null- Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/05/025228
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Brajesh Lahri
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1. Patients of early to moderate primary open-angle glaucoma (acc to HPA classification) with IOP 21mmHg or less
2. Visual Acuity (Better eye) > or equal to 6/18
3. Patients should be 40-80 years of age
Conversant in Hindi or English
4. Willing to attend/perform the course of meditation.
1. Patients having other co-morbid ocular conditions other than glaucoma contributing to the visual loss.
2. Patients having chronic systemic diseases that could significantly affect quality of life
3. Patients with any ocular surgery in previous 3 months
4. Patients on medical therapy for any other disease
5. Patients already practising yoga or meditation in any form
6. Patients who are deaf or communication impaired or with subnormal mentation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Effect of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction on optic disc perfusion using OCT Angiography patients with primary open angle glaucomaTimepoint: Optic Nerve Head Blood flow will be assessed at the baseline and then Primary Outcomes will be assessed at the end of 6 weeks of intervention, i.e. after both groups have practiced Mindfulness based Stress Reduction(i.e Yoga) for 6 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Intra Ocular Pressure <br/ ><br>2. Brain Oxygenation ( Functional Near Infrared Spectrroscopy) <br/ ><br>3. Serum Cortisol <br/ ><br>4. Quality of Life (DASS-21)QuestionnaireTimepoint: 2 years