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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
84 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-06-30
2012-02-29
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Breath control
A music CD with sound cues is used to guide the subject to breathe in a regular and slower rate. This is practiced for at least 15 minutes a day over 2 months.
Breath control
A music CD with sound cues is used to guide the subject to breathe in a regular and slower rate. This is practiced for at least 15 minutes a day over 2 months.
Interventions
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Breath control
A music CD with sound cues is used to guide the subject to breathe in a regular and slower rate. This is practiced for at least 15 minutes a day over 2 months.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patients with essential hypertension
* Systolic BP from 140 to 159 mm Hg
* Diastolic BP from 90 to 99 mm Hg
* On hypertensive medication for at least 3 months before the study
* Hypertensive medication unchanged during the 3 months before the study
* Patients able to fill in a log sheet
Exclusion Criteria
* congestive heart failure
* cardiac arrhythmias
* renal failure
* diabetes mellitus
* previous stroke
* major organ failure
* cigarette smoking
* respiratory diseases
* psychiatric disorders
* severe obesity (BMI \>35 kg/m2)
* hearing impairment
* unable to operate a CD player or do not have access to a CD player
* arm circumference \<22 cm. or \>42 cm.
19 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Ministry of Health, Malaysia
OTHER_GOV
Penang Hospital, Malaysia
OTHER_GOV
Responsible Party
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Clinical Research Centre, Penang Hospital
Principal Investigators
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Kum Keong Ng, MBBS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Clinical Research Centre, Penang Hospital
Locations
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Ng Kum Keong
George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Countries
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Central Contacts
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References
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Grossman E, Grossman A, Schein MH, Zimlichman R, Gavish B. Breathing-control lowers blood pressure. J Hum Hypertens. 2001 Apr;15(4):263-9. doi: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001147.
Kow FP, Adlina B, Sivasangari S, Punithavathi N, Ng KK, Ang AH, Ong LM. The impact of music guided deep breathing exercise on blood pressure control - A participant blinded randomised controlled study. Med J Malaysia. 2018 Aug;73(4):233-238.
Other Identifiers
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NMRR-10-686-6238
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
CT10-HPP-001
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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