Impact of Yoga and Pranayama in patients with Respiratory problems: A Pilot Study
- Conditions
- Scoliosis patients attending scoliosis OPD of orthopaedic department
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/06/014380
- Lead Sponsor
- AYUSH Ministry of Health and family Welfare GOI
- Brief Summary
With the aim of promoting normal lung development and pulmonary function,the present study is an attempt to investigate that weather‘Yogic exercises’ and ‘Pranayama’ can be useful for the improvement of respiratoryfunctions in patients with scoliosis. Theultimate purpose of Yoga and Pranayama is for spiritual enlightenment or forself realization with overall health benefits as well. Here our attempt is to analyzethe health benefits from Pranayama with a special emphasis on respiratoryfunctional outcome in patients with scoliosis.
Since,there are no studies conducted on the effect of ‘Pranayama’ on impairedrespiratory functions in patients with scoliosis, hence we propose this study.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
young patients with Scoliosis.
patients other than scoliosis and patients who do not wish to participate.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The outcome of this study may open new frontiers in treatment of spinal deformities by maximizing their respiratory reserve and will endorse the role of ‘Yoga’ in the management of such respiratory disorders which are mainly structural in nature. 0, 6th and 12th month
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method This study might encourage other centers to incorporate Yoga as additional treatment plan for the patients with respiratory distress 6th and 12th month of the study
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
AIIMS New Delhi
🇮🇳Delhi, DELHI, India
AIIMS New Delhi🇮🇳Delhi, DELHI, IndiaDr Bhavuk GargPrincipal investigator9868397116drbhavukgarg@gmail.com