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Impact of Yoga on Blood Pressure, Quality of Life and Stress in Patients With Hypertension

NCT01984593 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 190

Last updated 2014-11-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a short yoga program practiced daily at home on blood pressure, quality of Life and stress. The subjects of the study are primary health care patients diagnosed with hypertension, with or without current medication.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Yoga

The participants in the Yoga group will get a private doctors appointment (20 minutes) where they get instructions for two yoga exercises to perform at home 15 minutes twice a day. The two yoga exercises were: 1. "Left nostril breathing" - deep breaths in and out through the left nostril while sitting or lying down, with the right nostril closed off by the right thumb or an earplug (about 11 minutes); and 2. "Spinal flex" - movement that alternates between flexing the spine forwards (arching) and relaxing the spine back in time with deep breaths while sitting in a chair (about 4 minutes).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Swedish Research Council

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Region Skane

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Moa Wolff, MD · Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lunds University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2014-03-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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