Effect of Alternate Nostril Breathing Exercise on Experimentally Induced Anxiety in Healthy Volunteers Using the Simulated Public Speaking Model: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

<div class="floats-full-page floats-full-page-other"><h2>Table 1</h2><div class="floats-full-page-caption">Time sequence of study-related procedures.</div><div class="floats-full-page-content"><table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr /></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Time (minutes)</td><td class="align_center">Phase</td><td class="align_center">Procedure</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">−0:30</td><td class="align_center"> </td><td class="align_center">Instructions about the intervention and measurements</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">−0:15</td><td class="align_center">Baseline (B)</td><td class="align_center">VAMS, SSPS</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0:00</td><td class="align_center">Intervention</td><td class="align_center">ANB or control</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0:15</td><td class="align_center">Prestress (P)</td><td class="align_center">VAMS, SSPS</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0:25</td><td class="align_center"> </td><td class="align_center">Instructions about the simulated public speaking test</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0:27</td><td class="align_center"> </td><td class="align_center">Speech preparation</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0:29</td><td class="align_center">Anticipatory phase (A)</td><td class="align_center">VAMS, SSPS</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0:35</td><td class="align_center"> </td><td class="align_center">Start of speech</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0:37</td><td class="align_center">Speech performance (S)</td><td class="align_center">VAMS, SSPS</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0:43</td><td class="align_center"> </td><td class="align_center">Continuation of speech</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0:45</td><td class="align_center"> </td><td class="align_center">End of speech</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0:55</td><td class="align_center">Poststress (F)</td><td class="align_center">VAMS, SSPS</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr" /></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>VAMS, Visual Analog Mood Scale; SSPS, Self-Statements during Public Speaking; ANB, alternate nostril breathing.<br /></td></tr></table></div></div>

Table 1 | Effect of Alternate Nostril Breathing Exercise on Experimentally Induced Anxiety in Healthy Volunteers Using the Simulated Public Speaking Model: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

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Table 1: Effect of Alternate Nostril Breathing Exercise on Experimentally Induced Anxiety in Healthy Volunteers Using the Simulated Public Speaking Model: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

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