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Effects of slow and high frequency yoga breathing on reaction time on undergraduate students of a yoga university.

Effects of pranayamas on reaction time and finger tapping tasks in university students. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/09/073905
Enrollment
80
Registered
2024-09-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-09-16

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: High frequency yoga breathing: The intervention session will be for 17 minutes which includes one minute of rest after every five minute of practice. The study intended to determine the

Sponsors

Patanjali Research Foundation Trust
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (i)Age range 18 to 45 years (ii) Right handedness (iii)Experience in yoga practices for three months (iv) healthy students

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (i) No coffee or tea at least two hours before. (ii) Persons with epilepsy will be excluded (iii) Persons with an active ear infection will be excluded. (iv). Persons with extra systole will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
(i)Reaction time (ii)Heart rate variability (HRV) and Respiration rate (RR) (iii)Finger tapping Timepoint: (i)Reaction time (ii)Heart rate variability (HRV) and Respiration rate (RR) (iii)Finger tapping

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
(i) Four analog scales (Visual analog scale), (ii) Edinburgh handedness inventory (iii)Digit letter substitution test, and (iv)Nijmegen Timepoint: (i) Before and after intervention (ii) Before intervention (iii) Before and after intervention (iv) After intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shirley Telles

Patanjali Research Foundation (Trust)

shirleytelles@gmail.com9897963254

Outcome results

None listed

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