TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of alternate nostril breathing exercise on experimentally induced anxiety in healthy volunteers using the simulated public speaking model
T2 - A randomized controlled pilot study
AU - Kamath, Ashwin
AU - Urval, Rathnakar P.
AU - Shenoy, Ashok K.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - A randomized controlled pilot study was carried out to determine the effect of a 15-minute practice of ANB exercise on experimentally induced anxiety using the simulated public speaking model in yoga-naïve healthy young adults. Thirty consenting medical students were equally divided into test and control groups. The test group performed alternate nostril breathing exercise for 15 minutes, while the control group sat in a quiet roombefore participating in the simulated public speaking test (SPST). Visual AnalogMood Scale and Self-Statements during Public Speaking scale were used to measure the mood state at different phases of the SPST.The psychometric scores of both groups were comparable at baseline. Repeated-measures ANOVA showed a significant effect of phase (P < 0.05), but group and gender did not have statistically significant influence on the mean anxiety scores. However, the test group showed a trend towards lower mean scores for the anxiety factor when compared with the control group. Considering the limitations of this pilot study and the trend seen towards lower anxiety in the test group, alternate nostril breathing may have potential anxiolytic effect in acute stressful situations. A study with larger sample size is therefore warranted. This trial is registered with CTRI/2014/03/004460.
AB - A randomized controlled pilot study was carried out to determine the effect of a 15-minute practice of ANB exercise on experimentally induced anxiety using the simulated public speaking model in yoga-naïve healthy young adults. Thirty consenting medical students were equally divided into test and control groups. The test group performed alternate nostril breathing exercise for 15 minutes, while the control group sat in a quiet roombefore participating in the simulated public speaking test (SPST). Visual AnalogMood Scale and Self-Statements during Public Speaking scale were used to measure the mood state at different phases of the SPST.The psychometric scores of both groups were comparable at baseline. Repeated-measures ANOVA showed a significant effect of phase (P < 0.05), but group and gender did not have statistically significant influence on the mean anxiety scores. However, the test group showed a trend towards lower mean scores for the anxiety factor when compared with the control group. Considering the limitations of this pilot study and the trend seen towards lower anxiety in the test group, alternate nostril breathing may have potential anxiolytic effect in acute stressful situations. A study with larger sample size is therefore warranted. This trial is registered with CTRI/2014/03/004460.
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U2 - 10.1155/2017/2450670
DO - 10.1155/2017/2450670
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85042218064
SN - 2314-6133
VL - 2017
JO - BioMed Research International
JF - BioMed Research International
M1 - 2450670
ER -