Effect of Yoga in Children with Bronchial Asthma

The Effect of Adjuvant Yoga Therapy on Inflammatory Biomarkers in Children with Bronchial Asthma - A Randomized Controlled Trial - Nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/02/079960

Enrollment

154

Registered

2025-02-04

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-03-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J454- Moderate persistent asthma

Interventions

Intervention1: INTEGRATED YOGA INTERVENTION: THE INTEGRATED YOGA INTERVENTION COMPRISING SUKSHMA VYAYAMA (LOOSENING EXERCISE), YOGASANA (YOGA POSTURES), PRANAYAMA (BREATHING EXERCISE), AND SHATKARMA (

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH MILD AND MODERATE ASTHMA FOLLOWING GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR ASTHMA GUIDELINES. 2. PATIENTS AGED BETWEEN 07-17 YEARS. 3. PATIENTS HAVING HISTORY OF ASTHMA AT LEAST FOR 06 MONTHS. 4. WHOSE PARENTS PROVIDE WRITTEN CONSENT AND ASSENT FROM CHILDREN.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. ONE WHO IS ALREADY ENGAGED IN SIMILAR THERAPIES LIKE ALREADY DOING YOGA PRACTICES. 2. CHILDREN TAKING ORAL STEROIDS, ANTI-ANXIETY OR ANTI-DEPRESSANT MEDICINES. 3. CHILDREN WITH SEVERE CARDIOVASCULAR & NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE, TUBERCULOSIS, OR ANY OTHER CONCOMITANT PULMONARY DISEASE. 4. PATIENTS WITH A HISTORY OF ANY MAJOR SURGERY. 5. CHILDREN WITH ANY SEVERE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISEASE. 6. CHILDREN WITH UNCONTROLLED EPILEPSY AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS (TREMORS PARKINSON’S DISEASE ETC.)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF ADJUVANT YOGIC INTERVENTION ON CHANGES IN ASTHMA-SPECIFIC INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES- IL-4, IL-5, AND IL-13 AMONG CBA PATIENTS IN COMPARISON TO THE CONTROL GROUP OVER 3 MONTHSTimepoint: AT BASELINE AND FINAL ASSESSMENT END OF THE 12TH WEEK	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
TO COMPARE ASTHMA-RELATED CRISIS EVENTS INCLUDING ACUTE EXACERBATIONS, EMERGENCY CARE VISITS, HOSPITALIZATION, NEED OF NEBULIZATION, AND FREQUENCY USE OF BRONCHODILATORS.Timepoint: AT BASELINE AND FINAL ASSESSMENT END OF THE 12TH WEEK;TO COMPARE THE EFFECT OF YOGA INTERVENTION ON IMPROVEMENT IN FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE CAPACITYTimepoint: AT BASELINE AND FINAL ASSESSMENT END OF THE 12TH WEEK;TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF ADJUVANT YOGA THERAPY ON PULMONARY FUNCTIONS AMONG CHILDREN WITH BRONCHIAL ASTHMATimepoint: AT BASELINE AND FINAL ASSESSMENT END OF THE 12TH WEEK;TO EVALUATE THE ASTHMA-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILDREN WITH BRONCHIAL ASTHMATimepoint: AT BASELINE AND FINAL ASSESSMENT END OF THE 12TH WEEK;TO COMPARE THE CHANGES IN SLEEP QUALITY USING THE PAEDIATRIC SLEEP QUESTIONNAIRE (PSQ)Timepoint: AT BASELINE AND FINAL ASSESSMENT END OF THE 12TH WEEK	—

Measure

Time frame

TO COMPARE ASTHMA-RELATED CRISIS EVENTS INCLUDING ACUTE EXACERBATIONS, EMERGENCY CARE VISITS, HOSPITALIZATION, NEED OF NEBULIZATION, AND FREQUENCY USE OF BRONCHODILATORS.Timepoint: AT BASELINE AND FINAL ASSESSMENT END OF THE 12TH WEEK;TO COMPARE THE EFFECT OF YOGA INTERVENTION ON IMPROVEMENT IN FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE CAPACITYTimepoint: AT BASELINE AND FINAL ASSESSMENT END OF THE 12TH WEEK;TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF ADJUVANT YOGA THERAPY ON PULMONARY FUNCTIONS AMONG CHILDREN WITH BRONCHIAL ASTHMATimepoint: AT BASELINE AND FINAL ASSESSMENT END OF THE 12TH WEEK;TO EVALUATE THE ASTHMA-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILDREN WITH BRONCHIAL ASTHMATimepoint: AT BASELINE AND FINAL ASSESSMENT END OF THE 12TH WEEK;TO COMPARE THE CHANGES IN SLEEP QUALITY USING THE PAEDIATRIC SLEEP QUESTIONNAIRE (PSQ)Timepoint: AT BASELINE AND FINAL ASSESSMENT END OF THE 12TH WEEK

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSRILOY MOHANTY

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, RISHIKESH

MEENUSINGH4@GMAIL.COM8146481757

Outcome results

None listed

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