Effects of Yoga on Pulmonary Parameters, Posture, Body Awareness and Quality of Life Among Chronic Smokers

Smoking Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Pranayam (Voluntary Regulated Breathing) and Yogasana (Yoga Postures) on Posture, Pulmonary Parameters, Spine Flexibility, Body Awareness and Quality of Life Among Chronic Smokers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05810298
• Other study ID #: CanerÖ
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 22, 2022
• Est. completion date: March 23, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: March 2023
• Source: Yeditepe University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of practicing pranayam (voluntary regulated breathing) and yogasana (standing poses of yoga) with subject education on vital capacity, respiratory muscle strength, spinal flexibility, body awareness, quality of life and nicotine dependence of smokers and non-smokers.

Description:

When initial assesments will be completed, volunteers will be assigned to one of two possible sequences by their nicotine dependency. Smokers group (SG) or control group (CG). All volunteers will receive an exercise program with Asana and Pranayam practices with the duration of 4 weeks. All subjects will be assessed in terms of functional capacity, pulmonary functions, thoracic spine range of motion, postural analysis, respiratory muscle strength, body awareness, quality of life and nicotine dependence at the baseline and at the end of the study. Data will be collected from all the subjects at baseline and at the end of the study (4 weeks) by the same physiotherapist who also will supervise the exercise sessions.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 32
• Est. completion date: March 23, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: March 2, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Voluntary participation in research
• Young healthy subjects who were aged between 18-60 years with or without daily cigarette smoking habit

Exclusion Criteria:

• Allergic disorders or respiratory disorders
• History of a major surgery in the last 2 years
• Neurological diseases
• Cardiovascular diseases which are contraindicates exercise
• Fractures or orthopedic problems in upper or lower extremities
• Systemic rheumatical diseases(Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondilitis etc.) Systemic diseases and respiratory disorders will be ruled out in the selected subjects by taking their detailed history and by their thorough clinical examination by the researcher.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Smoking

Intervention

Other:
• Asana Practice
Yogasana training will be comprised of active movements when standing. Spine and limbs stretches eccentrically respecting the movement patterns of body without pushing limits. Transition in between poses will be synchronized with breathing pattern in zero resistance flow. The exercises will be done 2 days a week online under the supervision of physiotherapist. Total duration of standing poses training will last for 4 weeks.
• Pranayam Practice (Rhythmic regulated breathing)
Breathing exercises will be comprised of diaphragmatic breathing, holding the breath after inhaling deeply and exhaling passively or exhaling actively by contracting abdominal muscles and inhaling passively. The exercises will be done 2 days a week online under the supervision of physiotherapist. Total duration of breathing exercises will last for 4 weeks.

Behavioral:
• Smoking Education Program
The aim of the education is to increase awareness of subjects who are chronical smokers. The subject education will be performed at least once via face to face interview. Education topics will be covered basic information about harmful effects of habitual smoking and how to reduce the side effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Fizyoram Physiotherapy Counseling Center	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Yeditepe University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence	Nicotine dependence will be evaluated with this test	4 weeks
Primary	Thoracic Spine Range of Motion	Thoracic spinal elasticity will be evaluated with measuring rotational range of motion of T1-T2 spine using iPhone compass app. A strong and significant correlation was found between the Universel Goniometer and the Compass app by Furness et al. (2018), demonstrating good concurrent validity.	4 weeks
Primary	Pulmonary Function Tests	Medical International Research Spirodoc® Spiro spirometry will be used to evaluate pulmonary functions of volunteers.	4 weeks
Primary	Respiratory Muscle Strength	The Micro Medical Micro RPM respiratory pressure meter will be used to evaluate respiratory muscle strength.	4 weeks
Primary	New York Posture Rating Chart	Different parts of body will be screened by the physiotherapist and observation data will be used to evaluate volunteers posture.	4 weeks
Primary	World Health Organization Quality of Life Assesment (WHOQOL-BREF)	Turkish version of WHOQOL-BREF will be used in this study as given by WHO. This questionnaire will be used to provide numerical data on Quality of Life assesments of the volunteers.	4 weeks
Primary	Body Awareness Questionnaire(BAQ)	Body Awareness Questionnaire(BAQ) will be used to provide numerical data on subjects body awareness. A Turkish validity study of BAQ was performed by Karaca and it's valid as well as reliable.	4 weeks