NCT01695525

Influence of Yoga in Patients With Neurocardiogenic Syncope

Neurocardiogenic Syncope and the Role That Yoga Plays in People With Autonomic Dysfunction

• Status: Completed
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 8 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, FACC · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Syncope is a common problem that many clinicians may encounter in various outpatient settings. Neurocardiogenic syncope (NCS) is a benign condition characterized by a self limited episode of systemic hypotension. Patients are usually managed with education on syncope, anxiety management, and coping skills. It has been established that practice of Yoga could relieve stress and anxiety. In a different study, they also found that Yoga positively influences cardiovascular function by decreasing the heart rate and blood pressure. The main objective of Yoga is to achieve control over the autonomic nervous system and able to control functions like heart rate, blood pressure and respiratory rate. Based on the findings that Yoga relieves stress and reduces heart rate, the investigators propose to study if Yoga can decrease the frequency of NCS and also reduce the symptoms associated with these episodes.

Conditions

• Syncope, Vasovagal

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Yoga	Includes breathing exercises, postures, and meditation. Participant practices yoga at their home a minimum of 3 times per week for 1 hour per time. Participation can last for up to 1 year.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-06-01
• Primary completion: 2015-03-01
• Completion: 2015-03-01
• First posted: 2012-09-28
• Last updated: 2015-06-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States