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Pranayama Breathing and Uncontrolled Hypertension

NCT03320577 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 103

Last updated 2023-07-10

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Summary

This study will compare participants who have uncontrolled hypertension and perform a set of five breathing exercises (Pranayama breathing) to a control group. The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of the breathing exercises on reduction of blood pressure.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Class instruction of breathing exercises

Pranayama Breathing exercises practiced at least 5 times a week and log practice times

BEHAVIORAL

DVD instruction of breathing exercises

Pranayama Breathing exercises practiced at least 5 times a week and log practice times

BEHAVIORAL

Control

Log dinner times

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Missouri-Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jane A McElroy, PhD · University of Missouri-Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
22 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-08-01
Primary Completion
2017-06-08
Completion
2017-06-08

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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