To see the effect of Jal Neti and Nadi Shodhan Pranayama in Glaucoma

Effect of Jal Neti and Nadi Shodhan Pranayama (Anuloma-viloma Pranayama) on the clinical parameters of patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2022/07/044042

Enrollment

Registered

2022-07-15

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: H401- Open-angle glaucoma

Interventions

Intervention1: Anuloma viloma pranayama, jala neti: Anuloma viloma pranayama and jala neti are yoga practices. Control Intervention1: Control: No intervention will be given to the participants who are

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (i) Persons with ages between 40 and 65 years (ii) Patients diagnosed with primary open angle glaucoma and currently on eye drop medication (iii) Persons willing to take part in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (i) Patients with history of intraocular surgery/laser in previous 3 months, malignancy, ocular trauma, angle closure glaucoma. (ii) Patients having any systemic disease (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperthyroid etc). (iii) Patients taking part in any other research study involving yoga or other mind body interventions.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
(i) Intra ocular pressure (ii) Visual fields (iii) Optical coherence tomography (iv) Visual acuity testTimepoint: Baseline	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
(i) Intra ocular test (ii)Visual field (iii) Optical coherence tomography (iv) Visual acuity testTimepoint: 3 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr VK Katiyar

University of Patanjali

vktmafma20@gmail.com9897000998

Outcome results

None listed

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