Key result
A 10-day intervention of Yogic Breath Holding and Yoga Breathing with Breath Awareness significantly reduced auditory reaction time from 594.14 ms to 540.84 ms (p<0.001) in patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
Why the study?
Yogic breath holding and yoga breathing with breath awareness enhance response inhibition in healthy individuals, but their effects on cognitive function in type 2 diabetes were unknown.
Does Yogic Breath Holding and Yoga Breathing with Breath Awareness improve reaction time, cognitive function, and blood sugar in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus?
RCT (n=68)
Counterbalanced design
No
Does Yogic Breath Holding and Yoga Breathing with Breath Awareness improve reaction time, cognitive function, and blood sugar in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus?
A 10-day intervention of yogic breath holding significantly improved reaction times, cognitive function, and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Yogic breathing may aid glycemic and cognitive control in T2DM; extends RCT evidence for breath-based adjuncts in cardiometabolic care.
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a globally prevalent chronic metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia, relative insulin deficiency due to beta-cell dysfunction, sub-chronic inflammation and peripheral insulin resistance. Assessing and controlling the non-glycemic risk factors such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity is vital in the prevention and management of cardiometabolic risk in T2DM individuals. Yogic Breath Holding (YBH) and Yoga Breathing with Breath Awareness (YBA) are yogic techniques that enhance response inhibition, previously done on healthy individuals. This study aims to evaluate its effect on cognitive flexibility, processing speed, and reactivity of cognition before and after the practice in volunteers with T2D. This Randomized control trail study was conducted between the ages of 30 and 60 years, and 68 volunteers were gathered. The experiment employs a counterbalanced design where participants were randomized to the experimental and control group. Electrophysiological data, neuropsychological assessments, and blood samples were collected at baseline [1st day] and post-intervention [10th Day]. Data was analyzed in SPSS - V.20 [IBM]. The blood samples (FBG, PPBG, and HbA1c), neuropsychological assessments (TMT A & B and SDMT), and electrophysiological data (ART and VRT) demonstrated a significant decrease in all measures with deemed significance p<0.05. The results showed that YBH and YBA practice for 20 minutes impacted cognitive flexibility, processing speed, and reactivity of cognition before and after the practice in diabetics therapeutically.
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Prasanth et al. (2024) conducted an RCT in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (n=68). Yogic Breath Holding (YBH) and Yoga Breathing with Breath Awareness (YBA) vs. Conventional treatment with normal breathing and breath awareness was evaluated on Auditory Reaction Time (ART) (53.30 ms reduction, p=<0.001). A 10-day intervention of Yogic Breath Holding and Yoga Breathing with Breath Awareness significantly reduced auditory reaction time from 594.14 ms to 540.84 ms (p<0.001) in patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
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