Can a Lion's breath or a humming bee breath improve your sleep?
NCT ID NCT07729267
First seen Jul 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial compares two yogic breathing techniques—Simha Pranayama (Lion's Breath) and Bhramari Pranayama (Humming Bee Breath)—to see if they can improve sleep and quality of life in healthy, working adults. Participants practice one of the two techniques daily for one month. Sleep quality is measured with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and quality of life with the SF-36 questionnaire.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- two yogic breathing techniques: Simha Pranayama (Lion's Breath) and Bhramari Pranayama (Humming Bee Breath)
- What this could lead to
- If one technique proves more effective, it could offer a simple, drug-free way to improve sleep and daily well-being for healthy adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 68 participants, and the results may not apply to everyone. The techniques require correct practice, and benefits may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 68 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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30 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Both male and female active working class Exclusion Criteria: acute asthmatic attack in last one month cough active hemoptysis cardiac instability
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lahore city
Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan
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