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NCT Number: NCT03700944

Yoga Training in Allergic Rhinitis Patients

The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of yoga training on rhinitis symptoms and cytokines in allergic rhinitis patients. Twenty-seven allergic rhinitis patients, aged 18-45 year old, were randomized into 2 groups: control group (CON; n=14) and yoga group (YOG; n=13). The control group had normal life and the yoga group was required to complete protocol with yoga training for a period of 8 weeks, 60 minutes, 3 times a week. Physiological variables, lung function variables, allergic rhinitis symptoms variables, and cytokines level in nasal secretion variables were analyzed during pre-test and post-test. The dependent variables between pre-test and post-test were analyzed by a paired t-test. The dependent variables between groups were analyzed by independent t-test. One way repeated measures ANOVA was used to compare the variables among pre-test, after 4 weeks, and after 8 weeks. Differences were considered to be significant at p < 0.05.

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Key information

Conditions

Allergic Rhinitis Hypersensitivity Hypersensitivity, Immediate Immune System Diseases Nose Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Respiratory Hypersensitivity Respiratory Tract Diseases Rhinitis Rhinitis, Allergic

Age range

18 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of Sports Science, Chulalongkorn University

Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Clinical diagnosis of allergic rhinitis diseases
  • Clinical symptoms of persistent rhinitis (nasal congestion, sneeze, nasal itching, and running nose) for more than 4 days per week.
  • Positive skin prick test (wheal diameter>3 mm.) to house dust mite (D. pteronyssinus) and using normal saline as the negative control.
  • Stopped taking all medicine before the study such as antihistamine for at least 3 days, oral steroid and nasal steroid for at least 2 weeks and luekotriene receptor antagonist for at least a week prior to the study, but the patients could take pseudo ephedrine.
  • Subjects were not to have participated in a regular exercise program for at least 6 months prior to the start of the study, and to avoid taking any form of dietary supplement during the course of the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Asthma
  • Chronic rhino-sinusitis
  • Hypertension
  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • A smoking habit

Treatment and study plan

Yoga Training

Other

Complete protocol with yoga training for a period of 8 weeks, 60 minutes, 3 times a week.

Primary outcomes

  1. Rhinitis symptom scores

    Time frame: 10 minutes

    Nasal symptoms were assessed using Total Nasal Symptom Score (TNSS) questionnaire. The subjects were asked to score symptoms of persistent allergic rhinitis before and after yoga training protocol. The total nasal symptom scores were computed as the sum of four individual nasal symptom scores; nasal congestion, itching, sneezing, and rhinorrhea. The scores ranged from 0 to 3 scale (0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, 3= severe)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cytokine in nasal secretion

    Time frame: 10 Minutes

    Nasal secretions collection was performed bilaterally with filter paper strips (7x30 mm Whatman No.42, Whatman, Clifton, NJ). Three filter paper strips were sequentially placed on each anterior portion of the inferior turbinate for 10 min. This filter paper strips were collected into appropriate tubes and centrifuged at 3,000 rpm for 5 min at 4 °C and immediately frozen at -70 °C until later analysis.The levels of cytokines were determined by using Sandwich ELISA technique

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chulalongkorn University

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effects of Yoga Training on Rhinitis Symptoms and Cytokines in Allergic Rhinitis Patients

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Oct 9, 2018
Registry last updated
Oct 10, 2018

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