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Yoga Effects on Heart Rate Variability and Electroencephalography

NCT01866683 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2015-06-15

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Summary

Since yoga breathing exercises are traditionally used to tranquilize the mind, and have a well-known positive effect on the cardiovascular system, it is our hypothesis that a respiratory yoga exercise named bhastrika pranayama may have positive effects on heart rate variability, electroencephalography, quality of life and salivary cortisol (stress hormone).

Conditions

  • Health Behavior
  • Quality of Life

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

1 month respiratory training

Bhastrika yoga respiratory training: 30 kapalabhati and 1 surya bedhana form 1 bhastrika

BEHAVIORAL

1 month waiting period

waiting or detraining period

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Danilo F Santaella, Ph.D. · University of São Paulo and Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2014-03-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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