None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: yoga: 9-day yoga course
Control Intervention1: NIL: nil
Control Intervention2: nil: nil
Sponsors
Dr. Raj Kumar Yadav
Associate Professor,
Department of Physiology,
Room No. 2027A,
Teaching Block, 2nd Floor,
AIIMS, New Delhi-29.
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Group A: Long-term yoga meditator will be enrolled in the study (n=10) Age:20-60 years practicing meditation for >5 years Practicing meditation at least5 days a week,minimumof 20min/session Group B:The healthy subjects attending one of the courses at Integral Healthy Clinic,Department of Physiology,AIIMS will be recriuted as short termmeditators/ yoga practitioners (n=30) Group C: Age and sex matched healthy subjects (n=30) noptpracticing any type of yoga/meditation at least for last 2 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Any type of alcoholics and smokers. History of immunological disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The PET investigation of regional cerebral glucose metabolism(rCMRGlucose) in long-term yoga/meditation practitioners during meditation may show significant increase in the ratio of rCMRGLucose in anterior (frontal areas) to posterior (occipital areas) regions of interest (ROIs) as compared to the baseline PET-CT scan.Timepoint: 3 years | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The effect of yoga on stress management by studying various biochemical markers i.e.cortisol,beta-endorphin, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12, TNF-alpha and IFN -gamma may be validated.Timepoint: 3 years | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Raj Kumar Yadav
Outcome results
None listed