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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/07/091981 [Registered on: 30/07/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 02/08/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   to compare the effect of Buteyko and Pranayama Breathing techniques on the Peak Expiratory Flow Rate and Quality of life in Patients with bronchial asthma.  
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of the effects of Buteyko and Pranayama Breathing techniques on the Peak Expiratory Flow Rate and Quality of life in Patients with bronchial asthma.  
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Priti Suroshe 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  D. Y. Patil college of physiotherapy pimpri pune  
Address  Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy, Pimpri, Pune Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune 411018 Maharashtra India
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune 411018
Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411018
India 
Phone  09096183765  
Fax    
Email  priti.suroshe55@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query  
Name  Priti Suroshe 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  D. Y. Patil college of physiotherapy pimpri pune  
Address  Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy, Pimpri, Pune 411018 Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune 411018

Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411018
India 
Phone  09096183765  
Fax    
Email  priti.suroshe55@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query  
Name  Dr Roopa Desai  
Designation  Professor  
Affiliation  Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy  
Address  Dr. D.Y Patil college of physiotherapy , Dr. D.Y Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri , Pune

Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411018
India 
Phone  9890992383  
Fax    
Email  roopa.desai@dpu.edu.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Dr D Y Patil College of Physiotherapy Sant Tukaram Nagar , Pimpri, Maharashtra Pune India 411018  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr D Y Patil College of Physiotherapy  
Address  Dr. D. Y Patil college of physiotherapy, Dr. D.Y Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune  
Type of Sponsor  Other [(Physiotherapy College)] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL   
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Priti Suroshe  Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy   Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy, Out Patient Department, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune 411018
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 		 09096183765

priti.suroshe55@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics Committee Dr. D.Y Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: J453||Mild persistent asthma,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  1. Buteyko breathing 2. pranayama breathing 3. control group   1. Buteyko breathing technique to be practiced 15-20 minutes daily 5 days a week for 12 weeks. duration of study is for 3 months 2. pranayama breathing technique to be practiced for 30 minutes a day , 5 days a week for 12 weeks. which includes anulom vilom 5-10 minutes daily, kapalbharti 3-5 minutes at a time, bhastrika 3-5 minutes at a time and gradually increasing as tolerated.3. control group patients receiving standard conventional asthma care without addictional breathing techniques. Duration of study is 3 months  
Intervention  Buteyko and pranayama breathing technique  all the patients will receive the Buteyko or Pranayama breathing technique for 5 days a week for 12 weeks.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  20.00 Year(s)
Age To  49.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. adults ages 20 -49 years diagnosed cases of bronchial asthama.
2. stable on medication for at least 1 month prior to study.
3. willingness to participate and provide informed consent.  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.severe asthma or respiratory co-morbidities.
2. recent respiratory infections or exacerbations (within 4 weeks)
3. pregnant or lactating mother.
4. prior practice of buteyko or pranyama technique. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.peak expiratory flow rate -using peak flow meter. 2.quality of life assessed using asthma quality of life questionnaire(AQLQ)  1. Beginning of Study.
2. End of 6 weeks
3. End of 12 weeks  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
asthma symptom control using asthma control test (ACT). medication use( frequency of resque inhaler use)  1. beginnning of day 1 pre treatment
2. after 6 weeks post treatment.
after 12 weeks post treatment. 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="116"
Sample Size from India="116" 
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   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   18/08/2025 
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="5"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  		 Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  		 NIL 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  		 NULL HYPOTHESIS 

There is no significant difference in the effects of Buteyko and Pranayama breathing technique in bronchial asthmatic persons. 

ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS 

H1 : The effect of buteyko breathing technique is better than pranayama breathing in bronchial asthamatic patients.
 
H2 : The effect of pranayama breathing technique is better than buteyko breathing technique in bronchial asthamatic persons.

Patients full filling inclusion criteria will be taken for the study . Informed consent will be taken. patients will be alloted in three groups A,B, C by  simple convenience  sampling method. 

GROUP A - 39 Patients receiving Buteyko breathing technique. 

GROUP B- 39 Patients receiving Pranayama breathing technique. 

GROUP C - 39 control group on conventional bronchial asthma treatment. 

Group A and Group B will receive treatment 5 days a week for 12 weeks. 

Outcome measure will be be taken on day 1 pre treatment, after 6 weeks and after 12 weeks post treatment. 
 
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