Health Condition 1: R55- Syncope and collapse
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Yogic Exercises: 40 minutes of Yoga / day, 5 times per week + Standard medical Care for 6 months
Control Intervention1: Control: Standard medical Care
Sponsors
Dept of Cardiology AIIMS
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.All adults between 15-70 years of age 2.Both genders 3.Diagnosed to have VVS (HUTT positive within last 3 months) 4.At least two episode of syncope or pre-syncope event in the last 3 months prior to enrolment 5.Patients with no other cause of syncope 6.Patients willing and able to practice Yoga at least for 40 minutes /5 days/week
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Not willing or not fulfilling the criteria of inclusion 2.Practicing yoga before 3.Accelerated Hypertension( > 180/110 mm Hg despite adequate treatment) 4.Any disease which could cause syncope like arrhythmias (Mobitz type II second degree AV block or higher, Atrial flutter, Atrial fibrillation, Ventricular tachycardia, Sick sinus syndrome with pause > 3 seconds without AF or >5 seconds with AF, Heart Failure NYHA >II, LVEF 5.Pregnancy 6.Orthopedic Ailment precluding Yoga practice 7.Recent major surgery 8.VVS requiring Pacemaker insertion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PRIMARY A. To evaluate the effect of Yogic exercises on the No. of episodes of syncope and presyncope in patients with VVSTimepoint: six months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SECONDARY A. To calculate WHOBREF scores and SFSQ scores in patients with VVSTimepoint: at six weeks, three months and six months. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactVenkatakrishnan
AIIMS
Outcome results
None listed