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Nasal breathing pattern as an Assessment Tool for disease severity in Common Mental Disorders

Clinical utility of Prana Reset Time while imparting Yoga therapy for Common Mental Disorders - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/04/084183
Enrollment
240
Registered
2025-04-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-28

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: F209- Schizophrenia, unspecified Health Condition 2: F429- Obsessive-compulsive disorder, unspecified Health Condition 3: F411- Generalized anxiety disorder Health Condition 4: F339- Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with depression, anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Schizophrenia according to DSM5 and Healthy individuals with GHQ-12 score equal to or less than 12 of both genders who has given written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients not willing to give informed consent. 2. Abnormalities of the nasal cavity such as nasal septal deviation or nasal polyps. 3. Use of medication that could influence autonomic function (e.g., phenylpropanolamine as a common cold remedy). 4. Any upper respiratory tract infection that could cause nasal blockage 5. History of current medical illness that may significantly affect brain functions 6. Impaired general intellectual functioning (Mini-Mental Status Exam, MMSE below 24). 7. Past history of head injury or concomitant severe medical conditions. 8. Pregnant or post-partum subjects

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess and compare PRT in the healthy individuals and patients suffering from CMDs (anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and schizophrenia) and to correlate PRT and the severity of common mental diseasesTimepoint: Baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To check the test retest reliability of PRTTimepoint: Baseline;To assess the correlation between subjective feeling and objective score of nasal dominance (as assessed by acoustic rhinometer)Timepoint: Baseline;To check the effect of 1 week practice of respective validated yoga modules on the prana reset time and clinical courseTimepoint: Baseline and 1 week of follow up—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Hemant Bhargav

National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

drbhargav.nimhans@gmail.com8762019348

Outcome results

None listed

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