Effect of Mental and Physical Training on Blood Pressure

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Elevated Blood Pressure
• Interventions: Other: Mental & physical training; Other: Physical training; Other: Mental training; Other: DASH diet

• Registration Number: NCT05533268
• Lead Sponsor: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Brief Summary

Elevated blood pressure or prehypertension is highly associated with increased risk of developing hypertension, cardiovascular event, and type II diabetes. Many physically inactive young adults, particularly in Malaysia have blood pressure higher than normal range, therefore it is important to control the blood pressure within normal range as prophylactic measure. This experimental research will be carried out to study the effect of physical training (aerobic exercise) and mental training (mindfulness meditation) with diet as a control group on the systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and resting heart rate among young adult with elevated blood pressure living a sedentary lifestyle. Participant will be divided into 2 experimental groups (mental and physical training) and 1 control group (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension -DASH diet plan) who need to complete the prescribed intervention for 6 weeks. Results will be analysed by repeated measures ANOVA followed by post-hic test.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-09-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-09-05
• Study First Posted: 2022-09-09
• Study Start: 2022-10-25
• Status Verified: 2023-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-01-18
• Study Completion: 2023-01-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-01-26
• Last Update Posted: 2023-01-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 62

Inclusion Criteria

• Male adults aged 18-25 years
• Normal BMI (18.5-24.9)
• Physically inactive
• SBP between 120-139 mmHg and/or DBP between 60-89 mmHg
• No hearing abnormalities
• Willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants who have cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and neurological disorders or any other medical condition that would restrict them to participate in the exercise
• Those who are taking antihypertensive medications or other medications that will affect their BP and heart rate
• Participants who are currently engaging in any form of relaxation techniques such as yoga or meditation
• Individuals who are actively engaged in physical activities

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mental and Physical Training	Mental & physical training	Combination of mindfulness meditation and continuous moderate-intensity training for 6 weeks.
Physical Training	Physical training	Continuous moderate-intensity training for 6-weeks.
Mental Training	Mental training	mindfulness meditation for 6-weeks.
DASH Diet Plan	DASH diet	Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension for 6-weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline Diastolic Blood Pressure at 6 weeks.	At baseline over a period of 6 weeks.	Diastolic blood pressure (DPB) will be measured at baseline (before intervention begin), after 3 weeks of intervention, and post 6-weeks of intervention.
Change from Baseline Systolic Blood Pressure at 6 weeks.	At baseline over a period of 6 weeks.	Systolic blood pressure (SPB) will be measured at baseline (before intervention begin), after 3 weeks of intervention, and post 6-weeks of intervention.
Change from Baseline Mean Arterial Pressure at 6 weeks.	At baseline over a period of 6 weeks.	Mean arterial pressure (MAP) will be measured at baseline (before intervention begin), after 3 weeks of intervention, and post 6-weeks of intervention.
Change from Baseline Resting Heart Rate at 6 weeks.	At baseline over a period of 6 weeks.	Resting heart rate (RHR) will be measured at baseline (before intervention begin), after 3 weeks of intervention, and post 6-weeks of intervention.
Change from Baseline Pulse Pressure at 6 weeks.	At baseline over a period of 6 weeks.	Pulse pressure will be measured at baseline (before intervention begin), after 3 weeks of intervention, and post 6-weeks of intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline Body Mass Index at 6 weeks.	At baseline over a period of 6 weeks.	Body mass index (BMI) will be measured at baseline (before intervention begin), after 3 weeks of intervention, and post 6-weeks of intervention.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman; 🇲🇾 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia