Yogic Breathing and IBS

Texas State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: Yogic breathing intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04225104

6275

Details and patient eligibility

About

Adults with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are being randomized to a yogic breathing or control condition. Participants randomized to the yogic breathing group will be asked to complete a 2-minute yogic breathing video 5 to 7 days per week at home for 4 weeks and control group participants will be asked to maintain their current activities. Participants in this group will be given access to the yogic breathing video at the end of the 4-week control period. IBS symptoms and autonomic and vascular function will be assessed at baseline and at the end of week 4 in both groups.

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Must have a formal diagnosis of IBS and not be enrolled in any other clinical trials.

Exclusion criteria

• 1. current, regular practice of yogic breathing at least 5 minutes per day and 2) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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14 participants in 2 patient groups

Yogic breathing intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Participants assigned to this group will complete a 20-minute yogic breathing video at least 5 days per week for 4 weeks. All sessions except the initial yogic breathing session will be completed at home. Participants will complete the first session at Texas State under the supervision of the investigative team for familiarization.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Yogic breathing intervention

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in the control group will be asked to maintain their current daily activities and will be given access to the yogic breathing video once all follow-up testing has been completed at the end of week 4.