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Lifestyle Modification and Blood Pressure Study

NCT00964847 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 147

Last updated 2017-02-15

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of 24 weeks of either a blood pressure education and walking program versus a yoga exercise program versus the combined intervention of blood pressure education and yoga on reducing mild to moderate high blood pressure in pre-hypertension and stage 1 hypertension subjects.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Yoga exercise program

Subjects in the yoga exercise program participate in structured bi-weekly 1.5 hour yoga classes held at a yoga studio as well as develop a weekly hour-long home practice over the 6 months of the study.

BEHAVIORAL

Blood pressure education/walking program

The program will consist of small group health education classes and a walking program. Subjects will be expected to attend a dietician-led nutrition class twice a month. On alternate weeks the subjects will be given either motivational talks about a variety of topics including weight loss, walking programs, and healthy lifestyle choices or they will be given educational DVDs or literature to read on the weeks that they are not attending a BPEP class. These subjects will all receive 12 nutrition classes and 12 motivational experiences. The subjects will also be expected to walk 6 days a week gradually increasing to 180 minutes of walking per week or 10,000 steps per day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Debbie Cohen, M.D. · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-06-30
Completion
2015-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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