The Effect of Alternate Nasal Breathing Exercise on Blood Pressure and Stress Levels in Individuals With Hypertension: A Randomized Controlled Experimental Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 52
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure
研究概览
简要总结
This study is a randomized controlled experimental trial designed to examine the effect of alternative nasal breathing exercises on blood pressure and perceived stress levels in patients with hypertension. The study sample includes a total of 52 patients, with 26 in the intervention group and 26 in the control group.
详细描述
Aim: This study is being conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study to examine the effect of alternate nasal breathing exercises on blood pressure and stress levels in hypertensive patients.
Materials and Methods
The study sample consists of 52 patients (26 intervention and 26 control) from cardiology outpatient clinics. Ethics committee approval, institutional permissions, and verbal and written informed consent were obtained from the participants. Patients in the intervention group are instructed to perform alternate nasal breathing exercises for 10 minutes daily for four weeks, while the control group continues with routine treatment. Data collection tools include the Patient Introduction Form, Perceived Stress Scale, Life Findings Follow-up Form, and Blood Pressure Monitoring Forms. Planned statistical analyses include Independent Sample t-test, Paired Sample t-test, chi-square test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Wilcoxon test.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Aged between 18 and 65,
- •Literate,
- •Diagnosed with hypertension at least 6 months ago,
- •No change in hypertension medications in the last three months,
- •Functionally capable of performing alternative nasal breathing exercises,
- •Patients who volunteered to participate in the study were included.
排除标准
- •Patients with psychiatric diagnoses,
- •Patients with cognitive impairment,
- •Patients practicing yoga or breathing exercises for hypertension,
- •Patients with heart failure, cancer, kidney failure, or respiratory diseases were not included in the study.
研究组 & 干预措施
alternative nasal breathing exercise intervention group
The intervention group of 26 participants practiced an alternative nasal breathing exercise. This group practiced alternate nasal breathing exercise for 4 weeks.
干预措施: alternative nasal breathing (Behavioral)
control group
The group consisted of 26 participants. No intervention was administered. Participants continued their usual care without any additional exercises or treatments during the study period.
结局指标
主要结局
Change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure
时间窗: Baseline and 4 weeks after intervention
The blood pressure of the patients in the control group was measured twice, at the beginning of the study and 1 month later. In the measurement to be performed in the morning hours, the patients rested for 5 minutes in a calm environment before the measurement and then the measurement was made from the brachial artery in the arm. The same automatic sphygmomanometer was used for blood pressure measurement in all patients. " https://www.stridebp.org/bp-monitors/ " A blood pressure measuring device listed at
次要结局
- Change in perceived stress scores(Baseline and 4 weeks after intervention)
- Change in self-measured home blood pressure(Daily measurements during the 4-week intervention period)
研究者
Leyla Senem Ün
Research assistant
Cukurova University