{"type":"trials","record":{"id":29101,"source_id":"clinicaltrials-gov","external_id":"NCT07451756","title":"Effects of Pranayama Breathing Technique on Stress Level, Sleep Quality, and Quality of Life Among Older Adults","brief_summary":"Aging is associated with progressive tissue deterioration resulting from a continuous decline in the ability to renew homeostatic cell regeneration and replace cells lost during tissue damage. Biological aging arises from the accumulation of molecular and cellular damage over time. This condition leads to a gradual decline in physical and cognitive capacity, causing an increase in morbidity and mortality rates. These non-linear and inconsistent changes are linked more to lifestyle than to chronological age. Rather than biological changes, the fact that aging is often associated with other life transitions such as retirement, the death of friends and partners, and a decline in living standards indicates that the diversity observed in old age is not random. In the aging process where individuals face various physical, mental, and social changes; problems such as stress, sleep issues, and reduced quality of life are among the commonly encountered situations that negatively affect the life satisfaction and quality of life of elderly individuals. Alongside modern medicine, the use of traditional and complementary practices has been reported to have positive effects on the health of elderly individuals. This study was planned as a randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of the pranayama breathing technique applied to elderly individuals on stress levels, sleep, and quality of life.","overall_status":"Completed","phases":[],"study_type":"INTERVENTIONAL","sponsor":"Namik Kemal University","enrollment":74,"countries":["Turkey (Türkiye)"],"start_date":"2023-11-03","completion_date":"2025-09-10","last_update_date":"2026-03-05","source_url":"https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07451756","editorial_summary":"A registered study indexed because it matched monitored longevity research terms. Registry status: Completed. Registration does not establish safety or effectiveness.","first_seen_at":"2026-09-25T01:16:08.862442+00:00","last_seen_at":"2026-09-25T06:05:08.502+00:00","metadata":{"sex":"ALL","acronym":null,"age_range":"60 Years","comparator":"Elderly individuals who do not receive intervention; The Effects of Pranayama Breathing Technique Applied to the Elderly","organization":"Namik Kemal University","interventions":["Pranayama group"],"registry_source":"ClinicalTrials.gov","outcome_measures":["Sociodemographic and Aging-Related Characteristics Data Form — 0. Week","Perceived Stress Scale-PSS — 0., 4. and 8. weeks","Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) — 0.,4. and 8. weeks","World Health Organization Quality of Life Module for Older People (WHOQOL-OLD) — 0., 4. and 8. weeks","World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHO-8 EUROHIS) — 0., 4. and 8. weeks"],"design_description":"RANDOMIZED · PARALLEL · SUPPORTIVE CARE · DOUBLE","source_has_results":false},"controlled_terms":["Individuals Aged 60 and Over","Individuals Who Are Physically and Mentally Suitable to Practice Pranayama Breathing Technique","Individuals Without a Malignant Respiratory System Disease (Such as Bronchial and Lung Cancer)","Individuals Without a Pathological Condition Affecting Their Level of Consciousness and Concentration","Those Who Voluntarily Agreed to Participate in the Research","Pranayama group"],"relevance_confidence":100,"source_quality_score":100,"freshness_score":85,"publication_state":"published","match_explanation":"Title contains controlled term: sleep.","quality_checked_at":"2026-09-25T06:05:13.559725+00:00","duplicate_cluster_key":"id:nct07451756","duplicate_of_id":null,"evidence_snapshot":{"status":"structured","version":1,"duration":"2023-11-03 to 2025-09-10","comparator":"Elderly individuals who do not receive intervention; The Effects of Pranayama Breathing Technique Applied to the Elderly","confidence":"structured-source","population":"ALL · 60 Years","provenance":{"duration":"start_date and completion_date","comparator":"registry arm fields","population":"registry eligibility fields","intervention":"registry intervention fields","participants":"enrollment","study_design":"study_type and registry design fields","evidence_stage":"phases","reported_outcome":"not available","outcomes_measured":"registry outcome-measure fields"},"generated_at":"2026-09-25T06:05:08.514Z","intervention":["Pranayama group"],"participants":74,"study_design":"RANDOMIZED · PARALLEL · SUPPORTIVE CARE · DOUBLE","subject_scope":"Human clinical study registration","evidence_stage":"Phase not reported","safety_context":"Eligibility, adverse-event details, and clinical decisions must be checked in the official registry and with qualified clinicians.","source_support":"Structured registry protocol metadata; no finding-level conclusion is generated.","main_limitation":"This is a study registration. No reusable structured result is available here, so it cannot show whether the intervention worked or was safe.","reported_outcome":null,"outcomes_measured":["Sociodemographic and Aging-Related Characteristics Data Form — 0. Week","Perceived Stress Scale-PSS — 0., 4. and 8. weeks","Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) — 0.,4. and 8. weeks","World Health Organization Quality of Life Module for Older People (WHOQOL-OLD) — 0., 4. and 8. weeks","World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHO-8 EUROHIS) — 0., 4. and 8. weeks"],"regulatory_context":"Trial registration is not regulatory approval and does not establish that an intervention is available."},"clinical_trial_topics":[{"topic_slug":"sleep","is_published":true,"match_reasons":["Title contains controlled term: sleep.","Abstract contains controlled term: sleep.","Title supplies longevity context: older adult.","Study type is explicitly identified as INTERVENTIONAL."],"matched_fields":["title","abstract","title context","study type"],"relevance_score":100,"intelligence_topics":{"name":"Sleep","slug":"sleep"}}],"content_sources":{"name":"ClinicalTrials.gov","homepage_url":"https://clinicaltrials.gov/"}},"canonical_url":"https://www.immortal.life/trials/29101","automation_disclosure":"Generated automatically from cited source metadata. No scientist, clinician, researcher, editor, or human reviewer evaluates this publication before release."}