Wellness through yogic breathing exercises

Improvement of wellness in participants who suffer from depression, anxiety and stress through a comprehensive Yogic Breathing Program – A controlled trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12607000175471

Enrollment

103

Registered

2007-03-20

Start date

2004-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The primary purpose of the study was to evaluate the possible efficacy of yogic breathing program on subjective wellness measures. The study hypothesis is that yogic breathing exercises are effective in increasing subjective wellness (e.g. reduced anxiety and depression) in healthy people.

Interventions

Intervention: Yogic breathing program: includes simple yoga postures + three different types of yogic breathing exercises. A single session including these takes 30-40 min which is practiced once a day for 6 weeks.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Healthy subjects without any chronic disease with documented interest in yoga.

Exclusion criteria

Any chronic disease, pregnancy, high blood pressure, psychiatric disorders.

Outcome results