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Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Humming bee breathing (Bhramari pranayama): (i) Pre (5 minutes), (ii) During intervention (18 minutes with three epochs of 5 minutes with one minute rest between two consecutive epochs)
Sponsors
Patanjali Research Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy adults (health status is based on a semi-structured interview) 2. Minimum yoga experience 3 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Person with extra systole based on electrocardiogram (ECG) 2. Tinnitus and an active ear infection are the conditions which are unsafe to practice Bhramari Pranayama
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (i) Heart rate variability (ii) Respiration Rate (iii) Galvanic Skin Response (iv) Photoplethysmography (v) Cardiac Output (vi) Blood Pressure Timepoint: In each session there will be (i) Baseline (5 minutes), (ii) During (18 minutes with three epochs of 5 minutes with one minute rest between two consecutive epochs) and (iii) Post (5 minutes). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (i) State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-s), (ii) The brief mood introspection scale (BMIS), (iii) Nijmegen questionnaire (NQ) (iV) Quality of intervention using Visual analogue scale (VAS).Timepoint: 1. For STAI-s and BMIS, in each session there will be:(i) Baseline and (ii) Post assessment (after 18 minutes of intervention). 2. For NQ and VAS, in each session there will be: (i) Only post assessment (after 18 minutes of intervention). | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Shirley Telles
Patanjali Research Foundation (trust)
Outcome results
None listed