Health Condition 1: I10- Essential (primary) hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients of both sexes & age group between 35-80 yrs. 2. Patients presenting with pre-diagnosed mild to moderate essential hypertension without any major systemic complications whose exciting or maintaining cause of essential hypertension is identified to be stress. 3. Patients on allopathic treatment for essential hypertension fulfilling above two inclusion criterias will be enrolled. 4. Patients on no allopathic or no homoeopathic treatment (from other doctors for essential hypertension treatment) fulfilling the first two inclusion criterias will be enrolled. 5. The ability to give informed consent & comply with study procedures.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant or lactating women with essential hypertension. 2. Patients with severe essential hypertension. 3. Patients with secondary hypertension. 4. Patients who require emergency medical interventions or Severe co-morbidities. 5. Patients on homoeopathic treatment for essential hypertension from another doctor will be excluded. 6. Simultaneous participation in other clinical studies or completion of participation in a study less than 6 months prior (patients are to be explicitly asked about this).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Improvement (i.e. Reduction in score after the study) in Perceived Stress Scale Score (PSS) used for stress assessment BEFORE and AFTER the study. 2. Improvement in SF36 (by RAND) used for Quality of life assessment of the essential hypertension patients BEFORE and AFTER the study.Timepoint: 1. Improvement (i.e. Reduction in score after the study) in Perceived Stress Scale Score (PSS) used for stress assessment at baseline and after 3 months. 2. Improvement in SF36 (by RAND) used for Quality of life assessment of the essential hypertension patients at baseline and after 3 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in essential hypertension assessed by reduction in levels of blood pressure after 3 months of treatment.Timepoint: Changes in levels of blood pressure at baseline and after 3 months of treatment. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Pune.