Effect of yoga on pulmonary function, mast cell activation and quality of life in bronchial asthma: a randomised controlled trial

Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN) (India)0 sites60 target enrollmentOctober 21, 2008

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

October 21, 2008

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN) (India)

•The potential subjects (adults of either sex) went through a step\-wise screening procedure which consisted of satisfying the following criteria:
•1\. Clinical history of episodic airway obstruction
•2\. Forced expiratory volume of one second (FEV1\), or peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) less than 80 percent of predicted normal and more than 10% or at least 200 mL increase in FEV1 15 minutes after administration of two puffs of salbutamol
•3\. Presence of at least two clinical criteria of mild or moderate bronchial asthma for at least 6 months

•1\. Any respiratory tract infection during the past 4 weeks
•2\. On systemic or oral corticosteroid therapy
•3\. Smokers (any one who had smoked during the last one year was considered a smoker)
•4\. Concomitant major illness such as coronary heart disease, renal disease or diabetes
•5\. Practiced yoga or any other similar discipline during 6 months preceding the study