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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/12/098488 [Registered on: 04/12/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 03/12/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Yoga & Naturopathy 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   The Effect Yoga on Stress on Healthcare Students of Chengalpattu District 
Scientific Title of Study   The Effect of Vethathiri Maharishi s Simplified Kundalini Yoga on Oxidative Stress Biomarkers among Healthcare Students of Chengalpattu District 
Trial Acronym  nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  PARTHEEBAN K 
Designation  Professor WCSC World community service centre 
Affiliation  WCSC World community service centre 
Address  Residence 38 nadu street big natham chingleput kanchipuram district pin 603002 Institute Directorate of VISION FOR WISDOM LIBRARY BUILDING An educational wing of the world community service centre, Temple of consiousness,Arutperum jothi nagar, ALIYAR,POLLACHI, Tamil Nadu PIN 642101
Directorate of VISION FOR WISDOM LIBRARY BUILDING An educational wing of the world community service centre, Temple of consiousness,Arutperum jothi nagar, ALIYAR,POLLACHI, Tamil Nadu PIN 642101
Coimbatore
TAMIL NADU
603002
India 
Phone  9444384040  
Fax    
Email  parshree@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  PARTHEEBAN K 
Designation  Professor WCSC WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTRE 
Affiliation  WCSC World community service centre 
Address  Residence 38 nadu street big natham chingleput kanchipuram district pin 603002 Institute Directorate of VISION FOR WISDOM LIBRARY BUILDING An educational wing of the world community service centre, Temple of consiousness,Arutperum jothi nagar, ALIYAR,POLLACHI, Tamil Nadu PIN 642101
Directorate of VISION FOR WISDOM LIBRARY BUILDING An educational wing of the world community service centre, Temple of consiousness,Arutperum jothi nagar, ALIYAR,POLLACHI, Tamil Nadu PIN 642101
Coimbatore
TAMIL NADU
603002
India 
Phone  9444384040  
Fax    
Email  parshree@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  PARTHEEBAN K 
Designation  Professor WCSC 
Affiliation  WCSC World community service centre 
Address  Residence 38 nadu street big natham chingleput kanchipuram district pin 603002 Institute Directorate of VISION FOR WISDOM LIBRARY BUILDING An educational wing of the world community service centre, Temple of consiousness,Arutperum jothi nagar, ALIYAR,POLLACHI, Tamil Nadu PIN 642101
Directorate of VISION FOR WISDOM LIBRARY BUILDING An educational wing of the world community service centre, Temple of consiousness,Arutperum jothi nagar, ALIYAR,POLLACHI, Tamil Nadu PIN 642101
Coimbatore
TAMIL NADU
603002
India 
Phone  9444384040  
Fax    
Email  parshree@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
KARPAGA VINAYAGA INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES RECOGNIZED BY DENTAL COUNCIL OF INDIA AFFILIATED TO THE TAMILNADU DR.MGR MEDICAL UNIVERSITY GST ROAD, CHINNA KOLAMBAKKAM, MADURANTHAGAM TALUK, CHENGALPATTU DISTRICT, TAMILNADU PIN 603308 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  PARTHEEBAN K 
Address  Directorate of VISION FOR WISDOM LIBRARY BUILDING An educational wing of the world community service centre, Temple of consiousness,Arutperum jothi nagar, ALIYAR,POLLACHI, Tamil Nadu PIN 642101 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution 
 
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 
DRGRKARTHIKEYAN  KARPAGA VINAYAGA INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCE  KARPAGA VINAYAGA INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES RECOGNIZED BY DENTAL COUNCIL OF INDIA AFFILIATED TO THE TAMILNADU DR.MGR MEDICAL UNIVERSITY GST ROAD, CHINNA KOLAMBAKKAM, MADURANTHAGAM TALUK, CHENGALPATTU DISTRICT, TAMILNADU PIN 603308
Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU 
9842177149

kidsindia07@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
IEC KARPAGA VINAYAGA INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  NORMAL 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Control group  Simplified physical exercises only 30 mins/day, 5 days/week, 24 weeks  
Intervention  Experiment group  SKY (SIMPLIFIED KUNDALINI YOGA): Physical Exercises + Kayakalpa + Meditation 1 hr/day, 6 days/week, 24 weeks  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  25.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Aged 18-25
Healthcare students
No prior SKY (SIMPLIFIED KUNDALINI YOGA) experience
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Chronic illness or medication
Irregular participation
Other wellness program enrollment
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Sampling method: This RCT includes a pre- and post-test design with 40 participants (20experimental, 20 control) over 6 months. Randomized allocation will be used within a health sciences institution.
Sample size for a study on the effect of Vethathiri Maharishi Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) on oxidative stress biomarkers among healthcare students in Chengalpattu district, previous yoga studies targeting oxidative stress biomarkers usually inform the process.

 
16 weeks
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
nil  nil 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="40"
Sample Size from India="40" 
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)   12/01/2026 
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="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
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  
To evaluate the effect of Vethathiri Maharish SKY Simplified Kundalini Yoga practices on stress biomarkers.  To measure the stress bio markers like Interleukins  Tumor Necrosis Factor Secretory Immunoglobulin A &C reactive protein.

Measure cytokine changes  IL 6 IL 1BETA TNF ALPHA.  Assess CRP levels. Measure sIgA levels.   Analyze changes in the perceived stress scale PSS Compare outcomes between the SKY  SIMPLIFIED KUNDALINI YOGA  experimental &control groups.

Study design This study uses a randomized controlled trial  RCT  to evaluate the Vethathiri Maharishi s SKY SIMPLIFIED KUNDALINI YOGA practices on reducing biological &psychological stress levels by the null hypothesis &the alternate hypothesis.

Study setting  Health care students of Karpaga Vinayaga Group of Health Care Institutions, mainly from the Karpagavinayaga Dental College.
 
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