Comparison of Breathing Exercise for Hypertensive Patients

NCT ID: NCT05158569

Last Updated: 2022-09-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-11-15

Study Completion Date

2022-03-15

Brief Summary

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To determine the Effectiveness of diaphragmatic breathing vs. slow breathing techniques on blood pressure and Quality of life in adults with stage 1 hypertension. In accessible literature limited data was found on the comparison of different breathing techniques. The current study will compare the effect of slow vs. diaphragmatic breathing exercises and will demonstrate which one is more effective.

Detailed Description

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Literature reports that inspiratory muscle training is more effective in reducing Blood Pressure and voluntary diaphragmatic breathing at 10 or 6 breaths per minute for 10 min twice a day for 4 weeks is effective in producing positive outcomes in hypertensive patients.

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

Participants

Study Groups

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Slow breathing exercise group

Slow breathing 5-6 breaths/minute, 3 sets of 5 minutes 2 times/day for 4 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Slow breathing exercise group

Intervention Type OTHER

The patient will be first asked to close one nostril with a thumb and slowly breathe in completely through the other for 6 seconds. This nostril will be then closed and the patient will exhale through the other nostril over a period of 6 seconds. These steps complete one breathing cycle. An attempt will be made to keep the breathing rate is about 5-6 breaths per minute. Such alternate nostril breathing cycles will be repeated continuously for a period of about 15 minutes (3 sets of 5 minutes) in one sitting.

Diaphragmatic breathing exercise group

Diaphragmatic breathing, 3 sets of 5 minutes 2 times/day for 4 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Diaphragmatic breathing exercise group

Intervention Type OTHER

Patients would be instructed to Sit or lie down in a comfortable place and put their hands on their belly.

Relax the muscles in their neck and shoulders. Breathe in slowly through the nose, keeping their mouth closed. Feel the lungs fill with air and inflate like a balloon while their belly moves outward. Such breathing cycles will be repeated continuously for a period of about 15 (3 sets of 5 minutes) minutes in one sitting.

Interventions

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Slow breathing exercise group

The patient will be first asked to close one nostril with a thumb and slowly breathe in completely through the other for 6 seconds. This nostril will be then closed and the patient will exhale through the other nostril over a period of 6 seconds. These steps complete one breathing cycle. An attempt will be made to keep the breathing rate is about 5-6 breaths per minute. Such alternate nostril breathing cycles will be repeated continuously for a period of about 15 minutes (3 sets of 5 minutes) in one sitting.

Intervention Type OTHER

Diaphragmatic breathing exercise group

Patients would be instructed to Sit or lie down in a comfortable place and put their hands on their belly.

Relax the muscles in their neck and shoulders. Breathe in slowly through the nose, keeping their mouth closed. Feel the lungs fill with air and inflate like a balloon while their belly moves outward. Such breathing cycles will be repeated continuously for a period of about 15 (3 sets of 5 minutes) minutes in one sitting.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient having stage 1 hypertension, Diagnosed after 1 week BP charting

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients taking antihypertensive medication Patient having comorbidities Smokers and women taking oral contraceptives
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mehwish Waseem, MSPT(CPPT)

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

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Zakir khan shaheed hospital matta

Swāt, KPK, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

References

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Jones CU, Sangthong B, Pachirat O, Jones DA. Slow breathing training reduces resting blood pressure and the pressure responses to exercise. Physiol Res. 2015;64(5):673-82. doi: 10.33549/physiolres.932950. Epub 2015 Mar 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25804100 (View on PubMed)

Janet SK, Mangala Gowri P. Effectiveness of deep breathing exercise on blood pressure among patients with hypertension. Int J Pharma Bio Sci 2017; 8(1):B256-60.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Ma X, Yue ZQ, Gong ZQ, Zhang H, Duan NY, Shi YT, Wei GX, Li YF. The Effect of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Attention, Negative Affect and Stress in Healthy Adults. Front Psychol. 2017 Jun 6;8:874. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00874. eCollection 2017.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28626434 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Rec/01091 Kamran khan

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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