The Effects of Device-Guided Breathing Exercises on Blood Pressure, in Patients with Hypertension. A Randomized, Single-Blind, Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- HypertensieHigh Blood PressureHypertension
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON32130
- Lead Sponsor
- Isala Klinieken
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Patients are required to meet the following criteria: over 18 years old, known hypertension with a systolic BP (SBP) between 130-170 mm Hg at the previous visit to the internal outpatient department and at the last visit to the internist (which is the same day as baseline measurement) and treated with one or more anti-hypertensive drugs, which have not been changed for the preceding three months. At baseline the SBP should be between 140-160 mm Hg, measured by the investigator.
Patients with known diabetes, heart failure (NYHA III-IV) and/or patients with pulmonary disease (for example asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary fibrosis) will be excluded by the discretion of the treating internist. Patients with insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language to understand the requirements of the study will be excluded too.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Changes in office systolic blood pressure in the intervention group compared to<br /><br>changes in the controlgroup.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Changes in office diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group compared<br /><br>to changes in the controlgroup.<br /><br>Changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure as measured by the patient at<br /><br>home in the intervention group compared to changes in the controlgroup.<br /><br>Changes in Quality of Life in the intervention group compared to changes in the<br /><br>controlgroup.</p><br>