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@article{168074,
        author = {Booshna Sandiracala and Gayathri Annamalai and Kumaresan Poornachandran and Radhika Hemachandran and Subash Stalin Thothathiri Nathan and Mahaalexsander Ramanathan and Naveena Arumugam},
        title = {Effect of jala neti (nasal irrigation) on refraction in myopic adolescents - a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2024},
        volume = {11},
        number = {4},
        pages = {1479-1482},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=168074},
        abstract = {Background: Myopia, a growing public health concern among school-age children, can lead to uncorrectable visual impairment and increased risk of serious ocular conditions like posterior staphyloma, retinal degeneration, and glaucoma. This present study was planned to evaluate the impact of a Jala neti practice on Refraction in Myopic Adolescents.
Methods: A total of 80 adolescents, aged 10-19 years, diagnosed with myopia [spherical equivalent (SE) less than -4.00 diopters] using photo refractor and autorefractor devices, will be enrolled in this randomized controlled trial. Participants will be randomly assigned into two groups. An intervention group subjects will practice jala neti for 5 sessions per week for 8 weeks. and there will be no jala neti practice in control group subjects. Baseline and post assessments of myopia severity (SE, axial length) will be assessed for all participants using the photo refractor and autorefractor and ocular discomforts using Ocular Discomfort Analog Scale (ODAS).  
Results: Data will be analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 16. In this study, we will consider p (probability) value of < 0.05 is statistically significant. Data will be represented in bar diagram using mean value of dependent variable. 
Conclusion: The present randomized controlled trail may have significant changes in spherical equivalent and cylinder power in adolescents with myopia. Hence, jalaneti could be a beneficial adjunct therapy to current myopia management strategies.},
        keywords = {Yoga, Kriya, Jale neti, Nasal irrigation, Myopia, Refractive errors},
        month = {September},
        }