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Assessment of variation in blood pressure and pulse rate when fomentation done with steam chamber.

An exploratory study to assess the haemodynamic effect of Sarvanga Bashpa Swedana.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/07/043996
Enrollment
50
Registered
2022-07-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-08-02

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: R030- Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Sri Sri College of Ayurvedic Science and Research Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects between the age group of 21-55 years. 2. Subjects fit for Sarvanga Bashpa Swedana. 3. Both male and female subjects, irrespective of caste, religion and socio economic status, who are willing to give written consent for the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects below 21 years and above 55 years of age. 2. Subjects who are unfit for Sarvanga Bashpa Swedana. 3. Subjects with BP, systolic more than 140 mmHg and diastolic more than 90 mmHg. 4. Subjects with Pulse rate more than 100/min and less than 50/min. 5. Subjects with systemic diseases which interfere with the course of treatment will be excluded. 6. Subjects with previous history of cardiac illness or congenital cardiac anomalies. 7. Subjects with wounds, swelling or burns. 8. Pregnant and lactating women.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To measure the systolic BP, diastolic BP and pulse rate of the subjects undergoing Sarvanga Bashpa Swedana for 4 days.Timepoint: Pulse rate and blood pressure of the subjects at 4 time points. 1. Before starting the treatment 2. After the Abhyanga session 3.Immediately after the Swedana session 4. 10 min after the completion of Swedana session

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the variation in Systolic BP, Diastolic BP and Pulse rate at 4 timepoints and to compare the variation on the 1st and 4th day of the treatment. Timepoint: 1. Before starting the treatment 2. After the Abhyanga session 3.Immediately after the Swedana session 4. 10 min after the completion of Swedana session

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Madhushree H S

Sri Sri college of Ayurvedic Science and Research

drmadhushreehs@rediffmail.com9496102141

Outcome results

None listed

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