6624 Background: Chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting is a common distressing symptom. In this study we evaluated the effects of Yoga vs. Jacobson’s relaxation training on CINV outcomes in chemotherapy naive patients undergoing moderately to highly emetogenic chemotherapy. Methods: One hundred and twenty patients who satisfied the selection criteria and gave written consent to participate were randomized to receive Yoga or Jacobson’s relaxation or serve as waitlist controls for first 4 cycles of chemotherapy. Assessments for nausea and emesis including functional living index emesis, nausea diary and cardiac autonomic function and electrogastrogram were carried out at baseline, six days after 1st cycle, after 2nd and 3rd cycle of chemotherapy. Assessments for mood states such as anxiety and depression using HADS, and perceived stress were carried out at baseline and after 3rd cycle of chemotherapy. Both interventions were for a duration of 25 minutes imparted by a trained instructor. Data were analysed using repeated measures ANOVA with post hoc Bonferroni tests. Results: There was a significant decrease in acute and delayed nausea severity in Yoga compared to control group (p=0.001) and Jacobson’s group (p=0.004) after 1st cycle of chemotherapy. There was a significant decrease in self reported anxiety and depression in Yoga (p=0.03) and Jacobson’s relaxation (p=0.004) compared to control group following 3rd cycle of chemotherapy.There was significant decrease in LF/HF ratio in Yoga group compared to control group (p=0.06) after 3rd cycle of chemotherapy. There was a significant decrease in bradygastria (p=0.002) and tachygastria percentage (p=0.03) in Yoga group compared to Jacobson’s and control group becoming more evident after 3rd cycle of chemotherapy. Conclusions: Both Yoga and Jacobson’s intervention conferred beneficial effects in reducing chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting. Yoga helps normalise gastric motility and enhances cardiac and gastric parasympathetic activity in subjects undergoing chemotherapy. Clinical trial information: NCT01387841.

Background: Perinatal asphyxia one of the most common primary cause of mortality and morbidity among neonates in India and is the commonest cause of stillbirths.Methods: This prospective study was conducted for a period of 18 months which included cases (124) and controls (124) comprised of asphyxiated and non-asphyxiated neonates respectively.  The umbilical cord arterial blood was collected by double clamp technique and sent for analysis of electrolytes, uric acid and glucose.Results: Umbilical arterial sodium, calcium and glucose concentration was significantly lower in cases as compared to Control and potassium, uric acid and creatinine concentration was found to be on the higher in the cases as compared to the controls, and the difference was statistically significant with p<0.001.Conclusions: Metabolic abnormalities like hyponatremia, hypocalcaemia and hyperuricemia are significant risk factors for perinatal brain injury. Identification and treatment of such abnormalities results in improved outcome in affected neonates.

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