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Yogic Breathing Changes Salivary Components

NCT02108769 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2014-04-09

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Summary

Our aim is to analyze two ancient Tamil practices (chanting and breathing exercise) if they are capable of stimulating saliva containing agents that can be beneficial to the nervous system. Our study subjects will perform Tamil chanting and Tamil breathing exercise. Saliva will be collected before, during and after the exercises. We will quantify the specific proteins in these salivary samples. The results will benefit further studies in various patient populations.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Yogic Breathing

1. Chanting Om 1. Sharp deep inhalation through nostrils 2. Slow exhalation through mouth while chanting Om. At this step the subjects will perform a slow and complete exhalation. Repeat for 10 min. During the whole period of chanting, the subjects keep their eyes closed. 2. Yogic Breathing: 1. Check which of the two nostrils exhibit free flow of air. For the explanation purpose the nostril with free flow of air is treated as Nostril 1 and the other one as Nostril 2. 2. Close Nostril 2 and inhale a sharp deep breath through Nostril 1 and then close both the nostrils so no inhaled air escapes. Air should not escape through mouth either. This inhalation step should take about 4 seconds. 3. Hold breath in this position for about 16 seconds. 4. Open Nostril 2 and exhale for about 8 seconds. Complete exhalation is required. Abdomen will slowly curve-in as the subject exhales. This is normal and encouraged. No air should leak through the Nostril 1 or mouth. 5. Go to step a).

BEHAVIORAL

Attention Control

The participants will read a text of their choice for 20 minutes in a one-on-one session with the Yoga Instructor.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sundaravadivel Balasubramanian, PhD · Medical University of South Carolina

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-11-30
Completion
2013-11-30

Countries

  • United States

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