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To determine if Yoga can benefit individuals at risk for suicide by measuring change to their clinical and biological parameters.

Not Applicable
Registration Number
CTRI/2019/12/022219
Lead Sponsor
Department of science and technology_ Science and technology of Yoga and Meditation
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Patients

1 Subjects having attempted suicide within the last 1 month

2 Currently medically stable

3 Age from 18 â?? 60 years

4 Both genders

Healthy subjects:

1 Age from 18 â?? 60 years

2 Both genders

3 No history of suicidal attempts or presence of Psychiatric Illnesses

Exclusion Criteria

Patients:

1 Mental retardation, Autism or any other developmental disorder.

2 Acute psychotic symptoms that limit the individualâ??s ability to participate in Yoga

therapy

3 Individuals with medical complications or sequelae of the suicidal attempt

4 Patients undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

5 Individuals with medically unstable conditions like coronary artery disease,

fracture, active seizure disorders.

6 Individuals not consenting for study.

Healthy subjects:

1 Individuals with any psychiatric disorder as per DSM IV-TR.

2 Individuals with medically unstable conditions like coronary artery disease,

fracture, active seizure disorders.

3 Individuals with prior suicidal attempt

4 Individuals not consenting for study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
-The effectiveness of Yoga as an add-on treatment for recent suicidal attempts. <br/ ><br>- HAM-D scores are expected to reduce. <br/ ><br>-Columbia suicide severierty rating scale (C-SSRS) scores are expected to improve. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 3 years <br/ ><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To study the plasma levels of growth factors, neurotrophic and stress <br/ ><br>biomarker (Cortisol) of recent suicidal attempt patients receiving add-on Yoga <br/ ><br>therapy in comparison to both recent suicidal attempt patients on conventional <br/ ><br>treatment as well as healthy subjects.Timepoint: 3 years
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