Diabetic yoga protocol improves glycemic, anthropometric and lipid levels in high risk individuals for diabetes: a randomized controlled trial from Northern India
Authors
Navneet Kaur
Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014 India
Vijaya Majumdar
Division of Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsathana, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560106 India
Raghuram Nagarathna
Division of Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsathana, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560106 India
Neeru Malik
Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36B, Chandigarh, 160036 India
Akshay Anand
Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Research Lab, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India
Hongasandra Nagendra
Division of Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsathana, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560106 India
Purpose
To study the effectiveness of diabetic yoga protocol (DYP) against management of cardiovascular risk profile in a high-risk community for diabetes, from Chandigarh, India.
Methods
The study was a randomized controlled trial, conducted as a sub study of the Pan India trial Niyantrita Madhumeha Bharath (NMB). The cohort was identified through the Indian Diabetes Risk Scoring (IDRS) (≥ 60) and a total of 184 individuals were randomized into intervention (n = 91) and control groups (n = 93). The DYP group underwent the specific DYP training whereas the control group followed their daily regimen. The study outcomes included changes in glycemic and lipid profile. Analysis was done under intent-to-treat principle.
Results
The 3 months DYP practice showed diverse results showing glycemic and lipid profile of the high risk individuals. Three months of DYP intervention was found to significantly reduce the levels of post-prandial glucose levels (p = 0.035) and LDL-c levels (p = 0.014) and waist circumference (P = 0.001).
Conclusion
The findings indicate that the DYP intervention could improve the metabolic status of the high-diabetes-risk individuals with respect to their glucose tolerance and lipid levels, partially explained by the reduction in abdominal obesity. The study highlights the potential role of yoga intervention in real time improvement of cardiovascular profile in a high diabetes risk cohort.
Trial registration: CTRI, CTRI/2018/03/012804. Registered 01 March 2018—Retrospectively registered, http://www.ctri.nic.in/CTRI/2018/03/012804.
Keywords: Diabetic yoga protocol, Indian diabetes risk score, Glycated hemoglobin, Diabetes, Prediabetes
Author Biography
Navneet Kaur, Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014 India
Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Research Lab, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India
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