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To determine if Yoga can benefit individuals at risk for suicide by measuring change to their clinical and biological parameters.

Neurobiological Investigation of Effectiveness as add-on therapy in reducing suicidality following recent suicide attempts: To formulate a low cost community based management model for suicide prevention and reduction - SUYOG

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/12/022219
Enrollment
200
Registered
2019-12-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F40-F48- Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders Health Condition 2: F50-F59- Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors Health Condition 3: F60-F69- Disorders of adult personality and behavior Health Condition 4: F10-F19- Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use Health Condition 5: F30-F39- Mood [affective] disorders Health Condition 6: F20-F29- Schizophrenia,

Interventions

Intervention1: YOGA INTERVENTION: Standard treatment plus combination of Yoga that includes Sukshma and Sthulavyayama, asanas,mudras, kriyas,pranayama and relaxation will be given to the patients for

Sponsors

Department of science and technology_ Science and technology of Yoga and Meditation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients 1 Subjects having attempted suicide within the last 1 month 2 Currently medically stable 3 Age from 18 â?? 60 years 4 Both genders Healthy subjects: 1 Age from 18 â?? 60 years 2 Both genders 3 No history of suicidal attempts or presence of Psychiatric Illnesses

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients: 1 Mental retardation, Autism or any other developmental disorder. 2 Acute psychotic symptoms that limit the individualâ??s ability to participate in Yoga therapy 3 Individuals with medical complications or sequelae of the suicidal attempt 4 Patients undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) 5 Individuals with medically unstable conditions like coronary artery disease, fracture, active seizure disorders. 6 Individuals not consenting for study. Healthy subjects: 1 Individuals with any psychiatric disorder as per DSM IV-TR. 2 Individuals with medically unstable conditions like coronary artery disease, fracture, active seizure disorders. 3 Individuals with prior suicidal attempt 4 Individuals not consenting for study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
-The effectiveness of Yoga as an add-on treatment for recent suicidal attempts. - HAM-D scores are expected to reduce. -Columbia suicide severierty rating scale (C-SSRS) scores are expected to improve. Timepoint: 3 years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To study the plasma levels of growth factors, neurotrophic and stress biomarker (Cortisol) of recent suicidal attempt patients receiving add-on Yoga therapy in comparison to both recent suicidal attempt patients on conventional treatment as well as healthy subjects.Timepoint: 3 years

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr V Senthil Kumar Reddi

National Institute of Mental health and Neurosciences

senthilreddi@gmail.com9482229970

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026