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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/06/068374 [Registered on: 05/06/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 23/02/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Yoga & Naturopathy 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   To study the Effects of Twelve Weeks of Yoga Therapy on Cardiovascular Functions in People with Psoriasis 
Scientific Title of Study   Effects of Twelve Weeks of Adjuvant Yoga Therapy on Cardiovascular Autonomic Functions in People with Psoriasis -A Randomized Control Trial  
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Vidyavarrdhini R 
Designation  Postgraduate student (First year) 
Affiliation  Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research  
Address  Department of Physiology First floor JIPMER Academic Centre, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research,Puducherry-605006

Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605006
India 
Phone  6380078571  
Fax    
Email  vidyavarrdhini24@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Pravati Pal 
Designation  Professor (Level 15) 
Affiliation  Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research  
Address  Department of Physiology, First floor JIPMER Academic Centre , Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research,Puducherry-65006

Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605006
India 
Phone  9360682406  
Fax    
Email  drpravatipal@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Vidyavarrdhini R 
Designation  Postgraduate student (First year) 
Affiliation  Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research  
Address  Department of Physiology First floor JIPMER Academic Centre , Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research,Puducherry-65006

Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605006
India 
Phone  6380078571  
Fax    
Email  vidyavarrdhini24@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
JIPMER Intramural Research Funding, Admin block , Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research Puducherry 605006 India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  JIPMER Intramural Research Fund 
Address  JIPMER Intramural Research Funding, Admin block,Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry 605006 India 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Vidyavarrdhini  Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research Puducherry   Dermatology outpatient clinic,Department of Dermatology,Hospital block.
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY 
6380078571

vidyavarrdhini24@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee Interventional Studies   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: L400||Psoriasis vulgaris,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Control Group  Psoriasis patients receiving their routine Dermatological treatment alone.They will be tested pretest and post test parameters before and after 12 weeks respectively. 
Intervention  Yoga Group  The yoga group individuals are the psoriatic patients who receive yoga therapy for 12 weeks along with their routine Dermatological treatment. 12 weeks of structured yoga therapy is given to them in form of asanas and pranayamas. The psoriatic subjects in yoga group will be recorded pretest and posttest parameters before and after 12 weeks of yoga therapy. 
Intervention  Yoga therapy   12 weeks of structured yoga therapy is given to the participants in yoga group in the form of asanas, parayamas. The yoga therapy is given for 45 mins under three supervised sessions in first week and remaining 12 weeks participants are advised to practice in home.Periodic phone calls are made to check whether participants are practicing yoga therapy and the caregiver is motivated to monitor and maintain a compliance diary to make an entry of participants daily practice of yoga.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  40.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  People diagnosed with any type of Psoriasis who are stable with routine Dermatological treatment having PASI score less than 10 (mild to moderate severity cases), Duration of treatment more than one year  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Known case of Diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary,hepatic or renal disease or connective tissue disorders,malignancies, pre-existing endocrine disorders,Pregnant and lactating women,Chronic alcoholics or usage of srugs causing autonomic dysfunction,Individuls ofKnown case of autonomic dysfunction,or psoriatic arthritis or people with severw psoriasis 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Improvement in Heart rate, Blood pressure, Autonomic Function test and Baroreceptor reflex sensitivity parameters   The parameters are recorded at the baseline and at the end of 12 weeks. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Improvement in Biochemical markers of stress and inflammation (Cortisol,Interleukin 23, ICAM-1,TNF alpha levels)
Stress score
Sleep score
Quality of life score
Disease severity PASI score 
Improvement in Biochemical markers of stress and inflammation (Cortisol,Interleukin 23, ICAM-1,TNF alpha levels)
Stress score
Sleep score
Quality of life score
Disease severity PASI score after 3 months of yoga therapy 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="172"
Sample Size from India="172" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "162"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="162" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/06/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) 31/01/2026 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Registered patients from Dermatology OPD JIPMER aged between 18 to 40yrs will be recruited as per inclusion and exclusion criteria.After obtaining written consent they are randomized into yoga group and control group.Pretest parameters are recorded.Yoga group participants will be obtaining yoga therapy in additional to routine Dermatological treatment.Control group will be receiving only their routine Dermatological treatment. After 12 weeks post test parameters are recorded among both groups and compared. 
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