None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Yoga will be given as intervention: The Yoga sessions will be conducted three times in a week, and they will be advised to perform yoga rest four days at home for twelve weeks. In nutsh
Sponsors
Jawaharlal Institute of Post graduate Medical Education and Research JIPMER
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult males and females of age 18 -40 years, who are first degree relatives (sons, daughters, sisters and brothers) of hypertensives or diabetics or both, who have been under therapy for at least one year
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subjects, who are Diabetics, Hypertensives, Alcoholics, Sportspersons, receiving hormonal therapy, severe Kidney diseases and other endocrine disorders, will be excluded from the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Twelve weeks of yoga therapy is expected to reduce the blood pressure in first degree relatives of hypertensives and diabeticsTimepoint: Twelve weeks of yoga therapy is expected to reduce the blood pressure in first degree relatives of hypertensives and diabetics | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| improve cardiovascular autonomic functions, reduce fasting blood glucose, insulin resistance, lipid risk factors, inflammatory markers (hsCRP, IL-6, Homocysteine, Adiponectin, TNF-alpha), endothelial marker (vWF), total oxidant level, and increase anti-oxidant level (Total anti-oxidant status) Timepoint: Parameters will be recorded two time during study process, immediately after recruiting and after twelve weeks of yoga therapy | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Gopal Krushna Pal
Jawaharlal Institute of Post graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER)
Outcome results
None listed