Yoga for generalised anxiety disorder

Effectiveness of YOGA in the Management of Generalized Anxiety Disorder on Quality of Life and Quality of Sleep A randomized control trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/08/056574

Enrollment

Registered

2023-08-17

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-08-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F411- Generalized anxiety disorder

Interventions

Intervention1: Yoga Module for GAD: Yoga Module for GAD Consists Asanas, Pranayamas, Meditation, Relaxation Techniques, Meditation, Miscellaneous Control Intervention1: Control Group: 1) Escitalopam (

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with GAD attending Psychiatry OPD, RIMS, Imphal. Mild and moderate GAD patients Age: 18 to 60 years Gender: Male and Female Willing to give written consent for participation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe mental disorder Suicidal risk Patients with severe health problems (e.g., heart, back pain, not able to stand and walk, parallelizes) and pregnant women Patients having thyroid dysfunction Patients with substance abuse or dependence Physically unable to do Yoga or attend class Currently doing Yoga Illiterate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To analyse the case wise profile of each sample. To evaluate the effectiveness of Yoga in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder patients To compare the quality of life before & after the practice of Yoga amongst the GAD patients To compare the severity level of GAD patient with & without Yoga practice at the end of the intervention To find out the relationship between GAD & selected socio-demographic variables before & after the practices of Yoga To evaluate the correlation between GAD & QOL before & after the practices of Yoga of the study sampleTimepoint: Pre Post	—

Measure

Time frame

To analyse the case wise profile of each sample. To evaluate the effectiveness of Yoga in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder patients To compare the quality of life before & after the practice of Yoga amongst the GAD patients To compare the severity level of GAD patient with & without Yoga practice at the end of the intervention To find out the relationship between GAD & selected socio-demographic variables before & after the practices of Yoga To evaluate the correlation between GAD & QOL before & after the practices of Yoga of the study sampleTimepoint: Pre Post

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the Cognitive Function before & after yoga practice amongst GAD patients. To compare the Personality (three gunas) before and after yoga practice amongst GAD patients. To evaluate the correlation between GAD and QOL before and after the practices of Yoga of the study sample. To identify the predictors of GAD from the selected Socio-demographic variables of the study samples. Timepoint: Pre-Post	—

Measure

Time frame

To compare the Cognitive Function before & after yoga practice amongst GAD patients. To compare the Personality (three gunas) before and after yoga practice amongst GAD patients. To evaluate the correlation between GAD and QOL before and after the practices of Yoga of the study sample. To identify the predictors of GAD from the selected Socio-demographic variables of the study samples. Timepoint: Pre-Post

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNingombam Ganga Singh

Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA), University

natesh.babu@svyasa.edu.in09342825813

Outcome results

None listed

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