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Effect of Muscular Relaxation and Breathing Technique on Blood Pressure in Pregnancy

NCT01664988 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2012-08-16

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Summary

Gestational hypertension is the main cause of maternal and fetal mortality, however, it has no definite effective treatment. nowadays, the stress management approaches are use for essential hypertension. So, this study aimed is study the effect of progressive muscular relaxation and breathing control technique on blood pressure during pregnancy.

this 3-groups clinical trial has been done in Mashhad Health Centers and Governmental hospitals. 60 pregnant women with systolic blood pressure less than 135 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure more than 85 mm Hg who met inclusion criteria were assigned into three groups of progressive muscular relaxation, breathing control and control. In tow experiment groups, exercises were controlled by one day personally and the rest by CD, BP before and after interventions was controlled for 4 weeks. In control group blood pressure was measured before and after 15 minutes with no intervention.

Conditions

  • Blood Pressure in Pregnancy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

muscular relaxation

muscular relaxation was done using Jacobson by contracting and relaxing selected groups of muscles until total relaxation

BEHAVIORAL

breath control

breathing control techniques include deep diaphragmatic breathing and decrease breath rate to 6-10/min

OTHER

control (routine care)

received routine care of clinic or health center and use drugs if necessary

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-02-28
Primary Completion
2011-09-30
Completion
2012-02-29

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