Impact of Simplified Kundalini Yoga in Holistic Wellbeing

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• Registration Number: CTRI/2022/12/047940
• Lead Sponsor: Haritha Dhanasekar

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 6 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

FOR CONTROL GROUP: Non practitioner of Simplified Kundalini Yoga and any other form of yoga with moderate physical activity everyday below 30 mins (assessed using GPAQ).

Age matched, similar biopsychosocial, MoCA >26, lifestyle, dietary intake, sleep profile.

FOR EXPERIMENTAL GROUP: Willing participants around 18-28 years of age having Simplified Kundalini Yoga as an integral part of their daily life

Exclusion Criteria

FOR CONTROL GROUP: Inability to perform yogic practices due to any physical challenges

Those with evidence of comorbidities of non- communicable diseases like heart, liver or kidney dysfunction, significant lung diseases and significant visual impairment;

Individuals having a resting heart rate >100 beats/min, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus with blood glucose measuring greater than or equal to 400 mg/dL and blood pressure >160 mmHg systolic, >100 mm Hg diastolic;

Individuals having major surgery in the last year or planning to undergo future surgeries

Individuals practicing yoga of any school

Simplified Kundalini Yoga practitioners below 18 years and above 28 years of age

FOR EXPERIMENTAL GROUP: Inability to perform yogic practices due to any physical challenges

Those with evidence of comorbidities of non- communicable diseases like heart, liver or kidney dysfunction, significant lung diseases and significant visual impairment;

Individuals having a resting heart rate >100 beats/min, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus with blood glucose measuring greater than or equal to 400 mg/dL and blood pressure >160 mmHg systolic, >100 mm Hg diastolic;

Individuals having major surgery in the last year or planning to undergo future surgeries

Individuals practicing other schools of yoga apart from Simplified Kundalini Yoga.

Simplified Kundalini Yoga practitioners below 18 years and above 28 years of age

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress <br/ ><br>Quality of sleep <br/ ><br>Quality of life <br/ ><br>Mental status <br/ ><br>Physical activity <br/ ><br>Food habits <br/ ><br>Grip strength <br/ ><br>Standing Balance test <br/ ><br>BMI <br/ ><br>Pulmonary function tests <br/ ><br>Heart Rate Variability <br/ ><br>lipid profile <br/ ><br>Reactive Oxygen Species <br/ ><br>Total Antioxidant Capacity <br/ ><br>salivary cortisol <br/ ><br>Sirtuin1 <br/ ><br>8-OH2â??dG and <br/ ><br>Telomere length <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline <br/ ><br>12 weeks <br/ ><br>24 weeks <br/ ><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ipid profile <br/ ><br>Reactive Oxygen Species <br/ ><br>Total Antioxidant Capacity <br/ ><br>salivary cortisol <br/ ><br>Sirtuin1 <br/ ><br>8-OH2â??dG and <br/ ><br>Telomere lengthTimepoint: Baseline <br/ ><br>12 weeks <br/ ><br>24 weeks