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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/09/045677 [Registered on: 19/09/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 31/10/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Yoga & Naturopathy 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Effect of yoga on obesity 
Scientific Title of Study   Effect of Suryanamaskara and Heating Pranayama on Grade 1 Obesity- A Randomised Controlled Trial  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Khundrakpam Geetarani Devi 
Designation  MD Scholar 
Affiliation  Alvas College of Naturopathy and Yogic sciences  
Address  Yoga department,Room no- 07 Alvas college of naturopathy and yogic sciences, mijar, moodbidri

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
574225
India 
Phone  8073756664  
Fax    
Email  geetaranikhundrakpam99@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Vrinda bedekar  
Designation  HOD (Clinical Yoga)  
Affiliation  Alvas college of naturopathy and yogic sciences 
Address  Room no-07, Yoga department, Alvas college of naturopathy and yogic sciences, mijar, moodbidri,

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
574225
India 
Phone  9008959711  
Fax    
Email  vrindabedekar@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Swathi K V 
Designation  Assistant Professor, Co-Guide 
Affiliation  Alvas college of naturopathy and yogic sciences 
Address  Room no-07, Yoga department, Alvas college of naturopathy and yogic sciences, mijar, moodbidri,

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
574225
India 
Phone  9964743920  
Fax    
Email  drswathi806@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Alvas College of Naturopathy and Yogic sciences, Mijar, moodbidiri  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Khundrakpam Geetarani Devi 
Address  Alvas college of naturopathy and yogic sciences, Mijar, Moodbidri, Dakshina Kannada dakshina kannada  
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self sponser] 
 
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 Khundrakpam Geetarani Devi  Alvas college of Naturopathy and Yogic sciences   Room no- 07, Yoga Department, Alvas college of naturopathy and yogic sciences, mijar, moodbidri
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA 
8073756664

geetaranikhundrakpam99@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethical Committee for Human Studies of Alvas College of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: E669||Obesity, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  No Intervention  Duration: Follow up for 4 weeks.  
Intervention  Yoga: Suryanamaskara and Heating pranayama  Duration: 45 minutes per day for 5 days in a week for the duration of 4 weeks. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  30.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Age group-between 18-30years are selected for the study.
2. Gender-Both male and female
3. Subjects with grade 1 obesity. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Co morbidity associated with obesity.
2. Subject taking other treatments.
3. Alcohol consumption.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Body weight measurement
2. Waist circumference measurement.
3. Skin folds thickness measurement. 
Assesments done at two time points:
Pre- assessment- Day 0- before intervention start
Post- assessment- Day 30- After intervention of 4 weeks. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Height Measurement  Assesments done at two time points:
Pre- assessment- Day 0- before intervention start
Post- assessment- Day 30- After intervention of 4 weeks
 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "60"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="60" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2/ Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   02/01/2023 
Date of Study Completion (India) 29/08/2023 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 29/08/2023 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   NIL 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

Obesity is the condition of excessive accumulation of fat and fat depots resulting in more than 20% of the excess expected body weight.1In India individuals affected by obesity are more than 135 million and the prevalence of obesity is more acute in women than males.

Yoga is an art, a science, and a philosophy. It touches the life of man at every level, physical, mental and spiritual. It is a practical method for making one’s life purposeful, useful, and noble.

- the practice of Suryanamaskara gives a great number of benefits. It strengthens the back and helps balance the metabolism

- Kapalabhati pranayama, Bhastrika pranayama and Surya anulomaviloma means “heating and generating breathing structures. 

- This study is planned to study the effectiveness of Suryanamaskara And Heating Pranayama On Grade 1 Obesity.

 
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