Sl no | Item | Details |
1 | Project title |
Brazil-India-China collaborative study in brain connectivity and neuromodulation techniques
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2 | List of investigators | Dr. Bangalore N Gangadhar
Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Director, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)
Dr. Shivarama Varambally Professor, Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS
Dr. Ganesan Venkatasubramanian Professor, Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS
Dr. PT Sivakumar Professor, Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS
Dr. Naren Rao, Additional Professor, Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS
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3 | Funding Agency | Department of Science and Technology (DST) |
4 | Date of commencement | 11/04/2018 |
5 | Date of Completion | 11/04/2019 |
6 | Inclusion/ Exclusion criteria | Inclusion criteria:
1. All healthy elderly residents in old age homes. 2. Above 60 years old. 3. Either gender. 4. No history of alcohol or other substance dependence (except nicotine) in the last 6 months
Exclusion criteria: 1. History of any Axis I psychiatric disorder 2. Mental retardation 3. Practice of yoga or other mind-body technique/s (the participant should not be practicing yoga regularly, more than 3 session/week for past 6 months). 4. Those with contra-indications for MRI 5. Presence of co-morbid neurological disorder or general medical disorder that can alter mood states /intervention as clinically assessed
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7 | Sample size | 100 |
8 | Intervention/s | MCI Yoga Module |
9 | Timeline | Recruited baseline (1st time point) thereafter the 6 months of yoga intervention to experiment group and post assessment will be collected after the intervention. |
10 | Investigations | Clinical assessments:
Blood Investigation fNIRS functional brain activity using functional near infra-red spectroscopy: MRI/ MRS Scan:
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