cold chest pack on high blood pressure

The immediate effect of cold chest pack on heart rate variability in hypertensive individuals

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/12/022197

Enrollment

100

Registered

2019-12-02

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: E00-E89- Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Interventions

Intervention1: Cold chest pack: Cold chest pack for 20 minutes Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals with Systolic blood pressure (SBP) >= 140mmHg and/or a Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) >= 90mmHg with or without antihypertensive drugs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Females during menstruation and pregnancy,Diabetes Mellitus ,myocarditis or pericarditis, renal failure, valvular heart disease, history of stroke, acute coronary syndrome, previous coronary artery grafting, evidence of heart failure with ejection fraction

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Heart Rate VariabilityTimepoint: 5 minutes pre and post	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Blood pressureTimepoint: immediately before and after the intervention	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Geetha B Shetty

Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences

gbsujire@gmail.com9449714767

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026