Treating Hypertension With Breath Control

NCT ID: NCT01285193

Last Updated: 2011-01-27

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

84 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-06-30

Study Completion Date

2012-02-29

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine if blood pressure can be reduced in hypertensive subjects by regularising and slowing their breathing. This may be a safe and affordable complementary treatment for hypertension.

Detailed Description

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This is a randomised controlled trial in which hypertensive subjects allocated to receive either a CD with relaxation music or one with the same music plus certain sound cues to guide the listener on when to breathe. The subjects will continue with their normal medications and the intervention will last 2 months.

Conditions

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Hypertension

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

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.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Breath control

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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breathing exercise slow breathing

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Above 18 years old
* 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

* ischaemic heart disease
* 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.
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ministry of Health, Malaysia

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Penang Hospital, Malaysia

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

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

Site Status

Countries

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Malaysia

Central Contacts

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Kum Keong Ng, MBBS

Role: CONTACT

6042225761

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.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 11319675 (View on PubMed)

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.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30121686 (View on PubMed)

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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