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Developing and validating a new Facial Yoga Protocol to reduce signs of facial aging and assessing it in a single arm study in healthy individuals.

Development and Validation of a Facial Yoga Protocol for Anti-Aging: Assessment of Its Effectiveness w. s. r. to FARE Scale in a Single Arm Pre-Post Interventional Study. - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/12/099208
Enrollment
45
Registered
2025-12-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Bharti Bhaskar Kapgate
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Healthy volunteers aged between 31 to 60 years. 2.Willing to participate in the study and provide written informed consent. 3.Individual having a predicted age greater than their chronological age atleast by 6 months (as estimated by the FARE Scale Linear Regression Formula at the time of screeing).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Individual with any known dermatological conditions (e.g. eczema, psoriasis, vitiligo) affecting the face. 2.Individual currently undergoing any cosmetic or anti-aging treatments (e.g. botox, retinoids, chemical peels). 3.Individual with systemic illnesses like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, thyroid disorders or autoimmune condition. 4.Individual taking medications that affect skin health (e.g. corticosteroids, hormonal therapy, isotretinoin). 5.Individual currently practicing any form of Yoga regularly (including facial Yoga, general Yoga classes or pranayama) 6.Individual who has undergone any facial surgery or laser procedures in the past 6 months. 7.Individual currently participating in another clinical trial. 8.Women who are pregnant.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1)To develop a structured facial Yoga protocol including asana s, pranayama s, mudra s with specific duration and frequency. 2)To validate the developed facial Yoga protocol through the experts. 3)To compare the facial aging assessed by FARE scale in healthy volunteers before and after practicing the newly developed and validated facial Yoga protocol for 8 weeks. Timepoint: At baseline, 30th day and 60th day

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: Nil

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Bharti Bhaskar Kapgate

Government Ayurved College and Hospital Nagpur

manjiri.palnitkar@gmail.com9373127925

Outcome results

None listed

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