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CTRI Number  CTRI/2021/06/034279 [Registered on: 17/06/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 24/02/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA)
Other (Specify) [PHYSIOTHERAPY INCLUDING SPECIFIC BREATHING TECHNIQUE]  
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Effectiveness Of Alternate Nostrils Breathing And Slow Deep Breathing On Physical fitness, Pulmonary Function, Smoking Urges and Quality of life In Male Sedentary Smokers. 
Scientific Title of Study   A study to compare the effectiveness of alternate nostrils breathing and slow deep breathing on physical fitness, pulmonary function, smoking urges and quality of life in male sedentary smokers. 
Trial Acronym  ANB SDB 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Hemang Jani 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Saurashtra University Rajkot 
Address  OPD Rearch Center, Ground floor, Harivandana Physiotherapy College, Near Saurashtra University Munjka main Road Rajkot
Near Munjka Village, University Road, Rajkot
Rajkot
GUJARAT
360005
India 
Phone  9033762190  
Fax    
Email  hemangkumarjani@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DR HEMANG S JANI  
Designation  ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 
Affiliation  Saurashtra University Rajkot Gujarat 
Address  OPD Rearch Center, Ground floor, Harivandana Physiotherapy College, Near Saurashtra University Munjka main Road Rajkot
Near Munjka Village, University Road, Rajkot
Rajkot
GUJARAT
360005
India 
Phone  9033762190  
Fax    
Email  hemangkumarjani@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DR HEMANG S JANI  
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Saurashtra University Rajkot  
Address  OPD Rearch Center, Ground floor, Harivandana Physiotherapy College, Near Saurashtra University Munjka main Road Rajkot
Near Munjka Village University Road Rajkot
Rajkot
GUJARAT
360005
India 
Phone  9033762190  
Fax    
Email  hemangkumarjani@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
NONE 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  ANI HEMANGKUMAR SUDHAKARBHAI 
Address  Near Munjka Main Road, Munjka Rajkot 
Type of Sponsor  Private hospital/clinic 
 
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 HEMANG JANI  HARIVANDANA PHYSIOTHERAPY COLLEGE  OUTPATIENT RESEARCH DEPARTMENT GROUND FLOOR NEAR SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MUNJAKA MAIN ROAD MUNJAKA RAJKOT GUJARAT INDIA 360005
Rajkot
GUJARAT 
9033762190

hemangkumarjani@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
SAFE SEARCH INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMITTEE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Male Sedentary Smokers 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Alternate Nostrils Breathing   15 minutes every day for 4 weeks.  
Comparator Agent  Slow Deep Breathing   15-min diaphragm respiration exercises everyday for 4 weeks.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  25.00 Year(s)
Age To  55.00 Year(s)
Gender  Male 
Details  1.Male subjects between the age group of 25-55 years.
2.Smokers who smoke a minimum of 1 cigarette/day for at least 10 years and still use cigarettes.
3.They must have a sedentary lifestyle as no leisure-time physical activity or activities done for less than 20 minutes or fewer than 3 times per week. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Incapable of realizing the protocol of respiratory exercises.
2.Difficulty in completing the evaluation of pulmonary function.
3.Any known pulmonary, cardiac pathologies, musculoskeletal disorders or recent surgery.
4.Diabetes mellitus, uncontrolled hypertension, activity restriction due to disease, significant arthritis. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Physical fitness, Pulmonary Function, Smoking Urges and Quality of life.  outcomes will be assessed at baseline and after 4 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
12 Min Walk Test,
(FVC) forced vital capacity forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), FEV1/FVC ratio.
RAND 36 –Item health survey 1.0 scales: eight dimensions of HRQoL.
Brief Questionnaire On Smoking Urges (QSU-Brief) 
0 DAY AND 28 DAY 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "300"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="300" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 1 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   18/06/2021 
Date of Study Completion (India) 01/09/2022 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   A Study To Compare The Effectiveness Of Alternate Nostrils Breathing And Slow Deep Breathing On Physical fitness, Pulmonary Function, Smoking Urges and Quality of life In Male Sedentary Smokers. 
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Response - NO
Brief Summary   A Study To Compare The Effectiveness Of Alternate Nostrils Breathing And Slow Deep Breathing On Physical fitness, Pulmonary Function, Smoking Urges and Quality of life In Male Sedentary Smokers. 
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