Effects of yoga on different health markers

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• Conditions: Healthy individuals; M01.774.500

• Registration Number: RBR-2gv5c2
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-11-18
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Data analysis completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy volunteers; both genders; age between 18 and 40 years; no experience with Bhastrika Pranayama

Exclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of heart problems; chronic rhinitis; frequent use of aspiration bronchodilator; regular use of beta blocker or stimulant and any drug that interferes with cardiac modulation; diagnosis of neurological or psychiatric disorders; pregnancy; metallic implants

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Decrease in anxiety level assessed by one-month post-anxiety anxiety inventory compared to baseline (before training) and control group by repeated-measures ANOVA with two factors: intervention (pranayama x control) and time (before x after). We used the statistical threshold of p less than 0.05;Increase in positive affect and decrease in negative affect assessed using the Positive Affect and Negative Affect scale one month after training compared to baseline (before training) and the control group by repeated measures ANOVA with two factors: intervention (pranayama x control) and time (before x after). We used the statistical threshold of p less than 0.05.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To evaluate the effect of pranayama on emotional regulation mechanisms using functional magnetic resonance imaging.