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Middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity during an executive function task following devised guided breathing

Changes in functional TCD following devised guided breathing - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/03/063486
Enrollment
40
Registered
2024-03-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-01

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Device guided breathing with inhale equal to exhale For 5 minutes: 5 minutes breathing with inhalation equal to exhalation using a metronome Intervention2: Device guided breathing with

Sponsors

Patanjali Research Foundation trust
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy adults (health status is based on a semi-structured interview) 2. Three months experience of yoga breathing techniques.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (i). Persons with extra systole based on electrocardiogram (ECG) ii) regular consumption of alcohol or tobacco (in any form), (iii) disturbed sleep routine in the night before the assessment, (iv) intense physical exercise within 24 hr of the assessment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
(i) TCD (ii) Functional TCD (iii) HRV (iv) Volume of oxygen consumed (Vo2)(ml/breath) and carbondioxide elimination (VCo2)(ml/breath)Timepoint: (i) Before intervention or control session (a) 5 minutes TCD and HRV (b) 5 minutes functional TCD and HRV recording (ii) During intervention: 5 minutes TCD and HRV (iii) Post intervention: 5 minutes functional TCD and HRV

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
(i) Nijmegan QuestionnaireTimepoint: (i) Nijmegan Questionnaire after intervention or control session

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shirley Telles

Patanjali Research Foundation (Trust)

office@patanjali.res.in9897963254

Outcome results

None listed

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