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Effect of Parnayama on depression, stress, anxiety and quality of life in females with PCOD

Efficacy of Pranayama on depression, stress, anxiety and quality of life in females with diagnosed polycystic ovarian syndrome: A randomized controlled trial. - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/11/076371
Enrollment
62
Registered
2024-11-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-12-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Supervised Pranayama techniques: The supervised Pranayama sessions will be for 30 minutes. These sessions will include 6 pranayama techniques which are Kapalbhati, Anulom-viloma,Ujjayi,

Sponsors

K J Somaiya College of Physiotherapy Sion
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Females in the reproductive age group between 18-40 years who are pre diagnosed with PCOS and are fulfilling mild or moderate scoring criteria of minimum of one component in depression or stress or anxiety (DASS-21) questionnaire are included. The cut off scores for mild depression is 10-20, for anxiety is 8-14 and for stress is 15-25

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women Females having any acute diseases or problems of heart or lung Undergoing active pharmacological treatment for stress, anxiety and depression

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Depression, Anxiety and Stress scale-21 items (DASS-21) 2. Health related quality of life questionnaire for women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOSQOL)Timepoint: Pre treatment assessment and after six weeks of intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Sleep Quality Scale(SQS) Timepoint: Pre treatment assessment and after six weeks of intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Pothiraj Pitchai

K J Somaiya College of Physiotherapy Sion

pothiraj@somaiya.edu9769497441

Outcome results

None listed

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