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Yoga as a Supportive Therapy for Patients With Hypertension

NCT02727140 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2017-05-03

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Summary

The proposed study aims to investigate the feasibility, effectiveness, and perceived benefit of a supportive hatha yoga intervention for patients with hypertension using antihypertensive drugs. Patients will be randomized into 3 groups comparing hatha yoga with yoga postures, breathing and relaxation techniques to a hatha yoga intervention without yoga postures (only breathing and relaxation techniques) as well as to a wait list control group.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Yoga with Asana (yoga postures)

Yoga intervention consisting of asana, breathing and relaxation, meditation

BEHAVIORAL

Yoga without Asana (yoga postures)

Yoga intervention without asanas, consisting only of breathing, relaxation and meditation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universität Duisburg-Essen

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-31
Primary Completion
2017-01-31
Completion
2017-04-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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Diseases

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