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Effect of breath modification on food craving

Effect of Bhramari (BHR) and Kapalabhati (KPB) practices on food cues-induced craving in obese persons. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/095647
Enrollment
120
Registered
2025-10-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: E669- Obesity, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Volitional Yoga Breathing Group 1: Bhramri pranayama (BHR) Intervention2: Volitional Yoga Breathing Group 2: Kaplabhati Pranayama Intervention3: The study includes two intervention ses

Sponsors

Patanjali Research Foundation Trust
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (i) Obesity as per Asian Guidelines (ii) willingness to participate and comply with the study protocol.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (i) history of severe cardiovascular disease, respiratory disorders, Thyroid, diabetes, malignancy, Tinnitus, Epilepsy, Hypertension, and others including recent surgeries. (ii) extra systole based on EKG recordings.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Psychological outcomes as a part of protocol of total duration of intervention/control session will be 53 minutes, out of which 20 minutes belongs to psychological assessments. The following psychological assessments will be carried out using standard psychological tools as detailed below (i) Trait of obese individuals related to Food craving using Food craving Trait Questionnaire (ii)State of obese individuals related to Food craving using Food Craving State Questionnaire (iii)Impulsive nature of present state of obese individual using State Impulsivity Scale (iv)Level of Hunger and Satiety in obese individuals using Hunger and Satiety scale (v)Level of Hunger Fullness in obese individuals using Hunger Fullness Scale (vi)Mood of obese individuals using Brief Mood Introspection Scale (vii) Self reported quality of practice of intervention/control session using Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Timepoint: Time points: Two Time points 1. Before the intervention (i) Pre 1 (10 minutes): Before Pre 1 Food craving Trait Questionnaire (only one time) (ii)Pre 2 (10 minutes): psychological assessments including Food Craving State, State Impulsivity, level of Hunger and Satiety, Hunger Fullness and Mood using standard questionnaires used in the study. 2. After the intervention (i)Post 2 (10 minutes): psychological assessments including, Self reported quality of practice, Food Craving State, State Impulsivity, level of Hunger and Satiety, Hunger Fullness and Mood using standard questionnaires used in the study

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Physiological outcomes as a part of protocol of total duration of intervention/control session will be 53 minutes, out of which 33 minutes belongs to Physiological assessments. The following Physiological assessments will be carried out using standard instrument as detailed below Two Channel MP45 BIPOPAC polygraph for EKG (Channel 1) and respiration (channel 2) (i) Heart Rate Variability (HRV) (ii) Respiration Rate (RR)Timepoint: Time Points: Three Time points 1. Before the intervention (i) Pre 1 (5 minutes): HRV and RR (ii) Training (2 minutes): intervention/control session as a part of protocol 2. During the intervention During (11 minutes): the duration of intervention/control session will be 11 minutes including Two epochs of during with rest as detailed below (i) during 1 (5 minutes) Rest (1 minute) (ii) during 2 (5 minutes) 3. After the intervention Post 2(5 minutes): HRV and RR

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAmi Gupta

Patanjali Research Foundation Trust

office@prft.co.in9897963254

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026