The Effect of Neti Kriya on Nasal clearance among Smokers

The Effect of One Week Neti Kriya on Mucociliary Clearance among Smokers - NIL

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/07/055356

Enrollment

Registered

2023-07-19

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-10-16

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F172- Nicotine dependence

Interventions

Intervention1: Neti kriya with yoga and Naturopathy: Neti kriya with yoga and Naturopathy treatments for 1 week duration like Jala neti 1 time in each nostril using lukewarm saline water, Sutra Neti w

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: minimum 0.5 Pack-year Former smokers with at least 24 hours abstinence from last cigarette smoking and Nasal Mucociliary Clearance time >12 minutes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any conditions potentially impairing cilia–mucus interaction or interfering with Nasal mucociliary clearance transit time (NMCTT) measurements, including: 1.Recent (less than 14 days) history of ?u; 2.Any medical disease that may interfere with NMCTT measurements including respiratory disorders, cystic ?brosis, diabetes, and deviated nasal septum; 3.Signi ?cant exposure to passive smoking; 4.Signi ?cant environmental/occupational exposure to pollution or chemicals or occupational exposures from employment in chemical or metallurgy industries; 5.current use of medications interferes with NMCTT measurements including painkillers, sleeping pills, and antihistamines; poor individual ability to detect sweet-ness (score below the 25 mm mark on the 0–100 mm VAS for sweetness intensity rating); and 6.Pregnancy 7.Previous practice of Neti Kriya. 8.Vaping (electronic cigarette)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mucociliary clearance timeTimepoint: at base line & on 7th day of intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Respiratory parameters (Slow vital capacity (SVC), forced vital capacity (FVC) & FEV1; Forced expiratory flow (FEF)25%, FEF50%, FEF75%, FEF25-75% & peak expiratory flow (PEF), Maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV)) Cardiac parameters (systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) & pulse rate (PR)) Nasal Mucosal pH Nicotine dependance Nasal temperatureTimepoint: at base line & after 7th day of intervention	—

Measure

Time frame

Respiratory parameters (Slow vital capacity (SVC), forced vital capacity (FVC) & FEV1; Forced expiratory flow (FEF)25%, FEF50%, FEF75%, FEF25-75% & peak expiratory flow (PEF), Maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV)) Cardiac parameters (systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) & pulse rate (PR)) Nasal Mucosal pH Nicotine dependance Nasal temperatureTimepoint: at base line & after 7th day of intervention

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr BINDU SHRIDHAR

Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences

sangumalarselvansms@gmail.com09865484837

Outcome results

None listed

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