Effect of Trataka Kriya on Vital Parameters and Heart Rate Variability among College Students
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 41
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- vital parameters, heart rate variability
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Cleansing practices are part of most indigenous health systems practiced in Yoga. The practice of trataka involves concentrated gazing on a small object (usually a candle flame). . The technique is said to reduce the eye disorders and to reduce the laziness . The scientific studies on Trataka used cognitive functions and vision as their outcome measures. Several studies were explored on trataka kriya to assess the effects ,cognitive function(memory ,attention), eye sight improvement, vital parameters and heart rate variability . There is dearth of studies exploring the sustenance of change in vital parameters and heart rate variability after the trataka kriya .Hence this study has been proposed to evaluate the effect of trataka in vital parameters and heart rate variability .And to observe the sustenance of change in vital parameters and heart rate variability.Hence this study focuses on observing the effect Trataka on vital parameters and heart rate variability among college students.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Computer generated randomization
- Masking
- Outcome Assessor Blinded
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18.00 Year(s) to 25.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •1.College students of SRIHER 2.Individuals who understand English .
- •3.Willingness and ability to participate in the trataka kriya practice session.
Exclusion Criteria
- •â€¢Individuals with medication for any disorder.
- •â€¢Individuals with eye conditions (including refractive errors of the eye), Eye infection, or surgery.
- •â€¢Individuals with headache •Yoga practitioner •Individuals with psychological or psychiatric disorders.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
vital parameters, heart rate variability
Time Frame: Pre and Post intervention assessment
Secondary Outcomes
- Duration of practice on the parameters assessed(Practice duration would be either 5 min or 10 minutes)
- Sustenance of the change in parameters assessed post the specified duration of practice(every 10 min post the kriya session till a final 30 min period)