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

NCT01984593 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Region Skane
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 190
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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

Hypertension

Keywords

Yoga; Hypertension; Quality of Life; Primary Health Care; Stress; Anxiety; Depression

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Hypertension

  At the beginning of the study, all subjects will undergo a standardized blood pressure test with an hypertension monitor. After 12 weeks, all subjects in the intervention and control groups will again be requested to attend a blood pressure testing session

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Quality of life

  12 weeks

Other Outcomes (2)

• Stress

  12 weeks

• Anxiety and depression

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

No changes will be made for the participants in the control group, but they will undergo the same measurements and evaluations as the intervention group.

yoga

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Two yoga exercises to perform at home 15 minutes twice daily.

Other: Yoga

Interventions

Yoga OTHER

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).

yoga

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years old
• Diagnosed with hypertension since at least one year
• Blood pressure 130-160 mm Hg systolic and/or 85-100 diastolic at the last blood pressure control by doctor or nurse.

You may not qualify if:

• Blood pressure outside the range of 120-180 systolic and 80-110 diastolic at the last blood pressure control or at baseline control.
• Medical adjustments regarding hypertension within 4 weeks prior to begin of study.
• Expected inability to understand instructions about yoga exercises (e.g dementia and mental retardation) or physical or psychical inability to carry out yoga exercises (e.g severe physical or psychical handicap).
• Need for interpreter. Linguistic/language difficulties

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Region Skane: lead
• The Swedish Research Council: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lunds University

Malmo, 20502, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypertension; Anxiety Disorders; Depression

Interventions

Yoga

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Spiritual Therapies; Exercise Movement Techniques; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Officials

• Moa Wolff, MD

  Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lunds University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: General Practitioner

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 8, 2013
• First Posted: November 14, 2013
• Study Start: November 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2014
• Study Completion: March 1, 2014
• Last Updated: November 5, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-11

Locations

SE (1)