Health Condition 1: I10- Essential (primary) hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Hot Fomentation: 20 mins
Control Intervention1: supine lying: 20 mins
Sponsors
DrGDurga
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age:30 to 65 years 2. Both male and female 3. Hypertensive (k/c/o) patients who are willing to participate in the study 4. Patients under one or two classes of anti-hypertensive with (or without) regular medications, and also newly diagnosed hypertensive patients 5. Patients with <160 mmHg of SBP and <100mmHg of DBP
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Varicose veins 2. Patients with complications of hypertension (Cardiac diseases, Stroke, Kidney diseases) 3. Psychiatric disorder 4. Open wounds, burns, and scalds on the legs 5. Women during pregnancy and menstruation 6. Peripheral neuropathy conditions (ex: Diabetic neuropathy)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| BP by using a non-invasive, arm-type, automatic blood pressure monitorTimepoint: 20 mins | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Heart rate & heart rate variability will be assessed before and after each intervention by using 16 channel polygraph (BIOPAC System MP 160)Timepoint: one year | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr.G.Durga
Government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed