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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/11/076886 [Registered on: 18/11/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 19/08/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Yoga & Naturopathy
Preventive
Behavioral 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Effectiveness of Yoga on Relapse Prevention on Alcohol Dependent Patients- A Randomized Controlled Open-Label Superiority Trial 
Scientific Title of Study   Effectiveness Of Yoga On Relapse Prevention and Influence of Quality Of Life And Perceived Social Support on Alcohol Dependent Patients Versus Conventional Treatment at Various Health Care Facilities in Dakshina Kannada District- A Randomized Controlled Open Label Superiority 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  Inchara S 
Designation  PhD Scholar 
Affiliation  Kasturba Medial College, Light House Hill Road Mangalore – 575 001 91-0824-2422271, EXT 5504 
Address  Department of Psychiatry Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangaluru 575001, Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka, India.

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575001
India 
Phone  6360190917  
Fax    
Email  inchara.kmcmlr2023@learner.manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Keshava Pai K 
Designation  Professor and H.O.D, Department of Psychiatry 
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical College. Light House Hill Road Mangalore – 575 001 91-0824-2422271, EXT 5504 
Address  Department of Psychiatry Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangaluru 575001, Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka, India.

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
577001
India 
Phone  9448105227  
Fax    
Email  pai.keshava@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Inchara S 
Designation  PhD Scholar 
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical Collge, Light House Hill Road Mangalore – 575 001 91-0824-2422271, EXT 5504 
Address  Department of Psychiatry Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangaluru 575001, Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka, India.

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575001
India 
Phone  6360190917  
Fax    
Email  inchara.kmcmlr2023@learner.manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Udupi Karnataka, 576104 India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Inchara S 
Address  Department of Psychiatry Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore. Dakshina Kannada. Karnataka. 575001 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self-Funded] 
 
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 
Dr Keshava Pai K  Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Attavar Mangalore  Department of Psychiatry, Room No.14, KMC HospitaL Attavar, Nandigudda Rd. Attavar, Mangalore,575002,Dakshina Kannada. KARNATAKA. India.
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA 
9448105227

pai.keshava@manipal.edu 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: F102||Alcohol dependence,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Yoga Capsule for Substance Use  Post-test data will be analyzed after completion of the Yoga capsule. Statistical T-test will be performed to identify Pre-test and Post-test differences/changes.  
Intervention  Yoga Capsule for Substance Use  The Capsule has 8 Different Techniques, including the Instant Relaxation Technique, Deep Abdominal Breathing, Forehead Shining Breath, Breath of Victory, and others. The practice of yoga capsules will help to prevent relapse in Alcohol Dependent patients.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Use of only Alcohol and Tobacco substances.

Patients with Kannada or English language knowledge

Patients who are hospitalized / in OPD and De-addiction centers in Dakshina Kannada  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Alcohol dependent patients who are diagnosed with any other psychiatry illness or are undergoing any other treatment for psychiatry illness

Alcohol-dependent patients with severe health complications such as liver problems, diabetes,
cardiovascular disease, disease of muscle tissue, pancreas inflammation

Relapse within the study timeline then participants will be excused from the study

Pregnancy or post-partum (till 8 Weeks) 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Quality of life  36 sessions, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, 12 month follow-up 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Perceived Social support, Self-Efficacy   36 sessions, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, 12 month follow-up 
Loneliness, Perceived stigma   36 sessions, 3 month, 6 month, 9 month, 12 month follow-up 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="200"
Sample Size from India="200" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 1 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   25/11/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="3"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  
The study aims to evaluate the Effectiveness of Yoga compared to conventional treatment in maintaining abstinence in Alcohol Dependent patients in various healthcare facilities. Considering the relapse is the recurrent factor of alcohol dependence. This study will evaluate if yoga will be an effective tool to counteract the relapse and maintain the period of abstinence, loneliness, and stigma associated with alcohol dependence and how it can help in promoting the quality of life, perceived social support, and self-efficacy of the patients. It also encourages Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Agenda (SDG) of 3.5 -Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol. 
 
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