Health Condition 1: null- The hypertensive persons who have blood pressure: SBP of 130 to 159 mm Hg or DBP of 85 to 99 mm Hg
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Yoga and Health Education: The intervention consists of two components: A five days training of yoga and two hours group counseling for healthy behaviours to hypertensive participants a
and home based self-practice of yoga daily for three months.
Structured yoga program contains yoga postures, breathing exercise and meditation. It has been developed based upon the recommendation fro
Sponsors
Nepal Family Development Foundation
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The hypertensive persons who will meet the following inclusion criteria will be included in the study 1. Age > 18 years and 2. Blood pressure criteria: SBP of 130 to 159 mm Hg or DBP of 85 to 99 mm Hg 3. With or without antihypertensive medication 4. Attending at District Ayurveda Health Centers 5. Willing to comply with all study-related procedures
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant women 2. Known secondary cause of hypertension (renal artery stenosis, pheochromocytoma, coarctation of aorta, hyperaldosteronism). 3. Hypertension (SBP >=160 mm Hg or DBP >=100 mm Hg) 4. Established cardiovascular disease 5. Known arrhythmias or cardiac pacemakers 6. Practicing yoga more than one month in the previous 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in Systolic Blood Pressure level in hypertensive participantsTimepoint: 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Diastolic blood pressure Body Mass IndexTimepoint: 3 months | — |
Countries
Nepal
Contacts
Public ContactRaja Ram Dhungana
Nepal Family Development Foundation
Outcome results
None listed