Comparison of Breathing Exercise for Hypertensive Patients

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension

Treatments: Other: Slow breathing exercise group; Other: Diaphragmatic breathing exercise group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05158569

Rec/01091 Kamran khan

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the Effectiveness of diaphragmatic breathing vs. slow breathing techniques on blood pressure and Quality of life in adults with stage 1 hypertension. In accessible literature limited data was found on the comparison of different breathing techniques. The current study will compare the effect of slow vs. diaphragmatic breathing exercises and will demonstrate which one is more effective.

Full description

Literature reports that inspiratory muscle training is more effective in reducing Blood Pressure and voluntary diaphragmatic breathing at 10 or 6 breaths per minute for 10 min twice a day for 4 weeks is effective in producing positive outcomes in hypertensive patients.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient having stage 1 hypertension, Diagnosed after 1 week BP charting

Exclusion criteria

• Patients taking antihypertensive medication Patient having comorbidities Smokers and women taking oral contraceptives

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

Slow breathing exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

Slow breathing 5-6 breaths/minute, 3 sets of 5 minutes 2 times/day for 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Slow breathing exercise group

Diaphragmatic breathing exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

Diaphragmatic breathing, 3 sets of 5 minutes 2 times/day for 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Diaphragmatic breathing exercise group