ROLE OF YOGA IN IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE OF GLAUCOMA PATEINTS
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Glaucoma
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/12/005301
- Lead Sponsor
- ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
•Patients with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma and Primary angle closure glaucoma with moderate to advanced visual field changes[H.P.A classification]
•Age > 40 years
•Visual Acuity of the Better eye >= 6/60
•Conversant in Hindi or English.
•Consent to attend the complete course of meditation
Exclusion Criteria
•Patients having other co-morbid ocular conditions other than glaucoma contributing to visual loss
•Patients having chronic systemic diseases that could significantly affect QOL
•Patients with any ocular surgery in previous 3 months
•Patients on medical therapy for any other illnesses
•Patients already practicing yoga or meditation in any form
•Patients who are deaf or communication impaired.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessment of Quality of Life of Glaucoma patients using questionnaires[WHO QOL BREF and GQL -15]Timepoint: Pre intervention, 3 weeks post intervention and 6 weeks post intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ï??Systemic <br/ ><br>â?¢Changes in Biochemical Markers: <br/ ><br>oserum cortisol level <br/ ><br>oserum beta endorphin level <br/ ><br>oendogenous cannabinoid (anandamide and 2-arachidonoyl glycerol) levels <br/ ><br>â?¢Gene Expression using Microarray analysis (if possible)Timepoint: Pre intervention, 3 weeks post intervention and 6 weeks post intervention;ï??Ocular <br/ ><br>â?¢IOP measurement (Goldmann applanation tonometry) <br/ ><br>â?¢Visual field assessment <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Pre intervention, 3 weeks post intervention and 6 weeks post intervention