Qigong for pre & stage 1 hypertension: a randomized controlled trial
- Conditions
- Diseases of the circulatory system
- Registration Number
- KCT0000491
- Lead Sponsor
- Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
The inclusion criteria are as follows: (1) patient age between 19 and 70 years, (2) systolic blood pressure between 120 and 159 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) between 80 and 99 mm Hg as measured in a sitting position, and (3) the absence of objective signs of hypertension end-stage disease.
The exclusion criteria are as follows: (1) serious symptomatic cardiac disease, including previous myocardial infarction, angina or heart failure; (2) previous transient ischemic attacks or stroke; (3) secondary hypertension; (4) taking medications that could affect hypertension, such as stimulants, central nervous system depressants; (5) necessity of antihypertensive medications; (6) concomitant illness that precludes participation, including diabetes, cancer, infectious disease, renal failure; (7) pregnancy or the possibility of pregnancy; (8) moderate to high risk of cardiac complications during exercise; or (9) inability to comprehend and complete the study assessments or comply with the study instructions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change of blood pressure
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of Life (EQ5D, MYMOP2);change of hormone