Sheetali pranayama for Hypertension

Immediate effect of sheetali pranayama on pupillary light reflex (PLR) among patients with hypertension– A Randomized controlled study - Nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/10/074732

Enrollment

Registered

2024-10-04

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-10-14

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: I159- Secondary hypertension, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Sheetali Pranayama: For Sheetali pranayama, patients were asked to inhale through their tongue, which was folded to form a tube with their eyes closed. It was followed by a slow exhala

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 to 60 years. Both male and female. Patients under single drug or two-drug combination. Patients who are willing to participate in the study. Moderate hypertensive (systolic 140–179 mmHg) and (diastolic 90–109 mmHg) (2017 AHA guidelines)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmia, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease, and other significant systemic (renal, hepatic, pulmonary, neurological and, psychiatric) diseases or complications, Those who were practising yoga regularly for more than one month, Women during pregnancy and menstruation, Hypertensive patients with Blood Pressure beyond Moderate hypertension (2017 AHA guidelines).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Dynamic Pupillometry will assess the pupillary light reflex post 5 minutes of dark adaptation. Parameters such as reflex latency (RL), minimum pupil diameter (MPD), baseline pupil diameter (BPD), maximum constriction velocity (MCV), maximum redilation velocity (MRV), absolute constriction amplitude (ACA), absolute dilation amplitude (ADA), duration of constriction (DC), and duration of dilation (DD) will be analyzed. Timepoint: Assessment will occur 5 minutes before and after the intervention.	—

Measure

Time frame

Dynamic Pupillometry will assess the pupillary light reflex post 5 minutes of dark adaptation. Parameters such as reflex latency (RL), minimum pupil diameter (MPD), baseline pupil diameter (BPD), maximum constriction velocity (MCV), maximum redilation velocity (MRV), absolute constriction amplitude (ACA), absolute dilation amplitude (ADA), duration of constriction (DC), and duration of dilation (DD) will be analyzed. Timepoint: Assessment will occur 5 minutes before and after the intervention.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure will be measured before and after the interventionTimepoint: Assessment will occur 5 minutes before and after the intervention.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Velan A

International Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy Medical Sciences

saiveswari18@gmail.com9952064809

Outcome results

None listed

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