Effect of music in high blood pressure

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hypertension; Circulatory System

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13863348
• Lead Sponsor: ittle Flower Hospital and Research Centre

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-11-07
• Study Completion: 2019-11-30
• Last Update Posted: 7 September 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

Current participant inclusion criteria as of 24/08/2020:
1. Express a willingness to participate in the study
2. Aged 30-60 years
3. Diastolic blood pressure >80 mmHg and systolic blood pressure >130 mmHg

Previous participant inclusion criteria:
1. Express a willingness to participate in the study
2. Age between 25 - 65 years
3. DBP >80mm Hg and SBP >130mm Hg

Exclusion Criteria

1. Deafness, ear surgeries, and ear infections
2. Ear implants and hearing aids
3. Terminally ill patients
4. Planned surgery during the course of the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood pressure measured at baseline and 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> At baseline and three months:<br> 1. Anthropometry:<br> 1.1. Waist to Hip Ratio (cm)<br> 1.2. Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg/m²)<br> 2. Physiological variables:<br> 2.1. Heart rate (bpm)<br> 2.2. SPO2<br> 3. Anxiety level measured using the stress assessment questionnaire - STAI (State Trait Anxiety Inventory)<br> 4. Lipid profile (blood test):<br> 4.1. Total Cholesterol (TC)<br> 4.2. High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)<br> 4.3. Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)<br> 4.4. Very Low Density Lipoprotein (VLDL)<br> 4.5. Triglycerides (TG)<br> 5. Oxidative stress markers (blood test):<br> 5.1. Malondialdehyde level (MDA) (spectrophotometric method)<br> 5.2. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) (spectrophotometric method)<br>