Yoga and Healthy Brain

A comparison of high frequency yoga breathing (HFYB) with Breath awareness (BAW) and aerobic exercise assessing gamma Oscillation, BDNF levels and cognitive task performance.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2018/01/011209

Enrollment

150

Registered

2018-01-09

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: 1. Kapalbhati (High Frequency Yoga Breathing) with 1Hz and 2Hz. 2. Breath Awareness (BAW), 3. Running.: Participants will be practicing Kapalabhati (High Frequency Yoga Breahting) at 1H

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1). Male subjects alone will be studied as cognitive task performance has been shown to vary with the phases of the menstrual cycle 2). All subjects who have no prior experience of yoga practices and aerobic exercise. 3). Willingness to participate in the trial.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1). The presence of cognitive or neurological disorders, based on a medical history and routine clinical examination. In addition, the following tests would be used: a.Evidence of identifiable cognitive impairment: It will be assessed using the WAIS-III. Persons with scores lower than 80 for full scale IQ will be excluded from further participation. b.The presence of a behavioral/psychological disorder: It will be assessed using the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R). Subjects with significant deviations (exceeding one standard deviation) on these instruments will be excluded. 2). Intake of medication, which is known to influence cognitive or autonomic functions. 3). Smoking or alcoholism which may influence cognitive functions, sensory and motor variables.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1) Exploring the neural correlates of brain oscillations on high frequency yoga breathing (HFYB). 2) Comparing the HFYB and running impact on brain plasticity measured by the BDNF levels and brain oscillation. 3) Comparing the HFYB and running impact on cognitive functions.Timepoint: Day1 Baseline, after 15 days and post assessment after 45 days.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Determining association of cognitive task performance with BDNF levels and brain oscillations during and after HFYB practice and runningTimepoint: Day1 and after 45 days of intervention.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactBudhi Bal Rana

Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samasthana (S-VYASA)

deepeshwar.singh@gmail.com90363637402

Outcome results