MedTrace Logo

Treating Hypertension With Breath Control

NCT01285193 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2011-01-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministry of Health, Malaysia

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Penang Hospital, Malaysia

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Kum Keong Ng, MBBS · Clinical Research Centre, Penang Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-06-30
Primary Completion
2012-02-29
Completion
2012-02-29

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT01285193 on ClinicalTrials.gov