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Yoga Poses and Breath Control Cardiovascular Changes in Hypertensive Post-Menopause Women

NCT03137849 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2019-07-23

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Summary

Autonomic and endothelial imbalance in post menopause women raise the need to manage cardiovascular risk. Yoga poses and breathing control present controversial results on prevention and treatment of hypertension.. The aim of this study is to compare the effect of 12 week intervention based on yoga poses and their muscle contractions known as bandhas (pelvic floor, core and throat/neck) and ujjayi pranayama (victorious breath) on autonomic modulation, endothelial function, arterial stiffness, aerobic capacity and cognitive function of hypertensive post-menopausal women.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Yoga Poses

Yoga poses routine including specific muscles contractions known as bandhas (pelvic floor, core and throat/neck contraction) within each pose, which are advised to be done with steadiness and comfort.

OTHER

Breath Control

Ujjayi pranayama (Victorious breath) Inhalation and exhalation are both done through the nose. The "ocean sound" is created by moving the glottis as air passes in and out. As the throat passage is narrowed so, too, is the airway, the passage of air through which creates a "rushing" sound. The length and speed of the breath is controlled by the diaphragm, the Strengthening of which is, in part, the purpose of ujjayi. The inhalations and exhalations are equal in duration.

OTHER

Stretching exercises

Stretching exercises routine based on dynamic and static exercises excluding those similar to yoga poses. This routine works on great range of motion of all body joints and main muscles groups/ chains.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maria Cláudia Irigoyen, PhD · Institute of Cardiology/ University Foundation of Cardiology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-07-18
Primary Completion
2018-06-30
Completion
2018-12-20

Countries

  • Brazil

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