Effect of yogic exercise and treadmill exercise on cardio-respiratory parameters

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Normal participants,no addiction to smoking,alcohol.Not having any chronic diseases,COPD,CVS disease,DM,HT,any psychiatric illness.Not undergone any surgical procedure in previous 6 months.

Brief Summary: This study is randomized,open label,parallel group trial comparing the effects of yogic exercise and treadmill exercise on resting heart rate variability, VO2 max and general well-being for six months in undergraduate medical students. Present study will be conducted in India for one and a half year duration.Primary outcome measures will be resting heart rate variability,VO2 max while secondary outcome measures will be general well-being assessed by WHO-QOL domains.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

First year MBBS male students from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi (M), Wardha.
Participants who had volunteered 3.
Participants who had given written consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Previous experience of yogic or treadmill training.
Addiction to smoking and drinking.
Suffering or diagnosed with any chronic diseases.
Participants with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, cardiovascular disorder, hypertension or diabetes.
Recent surgical procedures during the previous 6 months.
Participants not giving consent.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Post intervention changes in Heart rate variability and VO2 max will be estimated and compared.	At every 2 months interval till 6 months of intervention all parameters will be assessed.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
General well being will be assessed by WHO-QOL score	Before intervention as baseline and after 6 months of intervention.

Locations (1): DMIMS(DU)
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Wardha, MAHARASHTRA, India
DMIMS(DU)
🇮🇳Wardha, MAHARASHTRA, India
DrKomal Meshram
Principal investigator
7709898794
meshram.komal3@gmail.com