Healthy individuals
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 15 healthy young adults aged 18 to 40 years without experience with Bhastrika Pranayama. The first stage took place in daily 30-minute meetings for a week.
Over the next four weeks
Other
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers; both genders; age between 18 and 40 years; no experience with Bhastrika Pranayama
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Diagnosis of heart problems; chronic rhinitis; frequent use of aspiration bronchodilator; regular use of beta blocker or stimulant and any drug that interferes with cardiac modulation; diagnosis of neurological or psychiatric disorders; pregnancy; metallic implants
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the effect of pranayama on emotional regulation mechanisms using functional magnetic resonance imaging. | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decrease in anxiety level assessed by one-month post-anxiety anxiety inventory compared to baseline (before training) and control group by repeated-measures ANOVA with two factors: intervention (pranayama x control) and time (before x after). We used the statistical threshold of p less than 0.05;Increase in positive affect and decrease in negative affect assessed using the Positive Affect and Negative Affect scale one month after training compared to baseline (before training) and the control group by repeated measures ANOVA with two factors: intervention (pranayama x control) and time (before x after). We used the statistical threshold of p less than 0.05. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactFernanda Fontes
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Outcome results
None listed