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A study to compare diaphragmatic breathing exercises and pursed-lip breathing exercises for improving sleep quality and blood pressure among college students with pre-hypertension.

Efficacy of Diaphragmatic Breathing versus pursed lip breathing in improving sleep quality and blood pressure among Collegiate individuals with pre hypertension - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/07/114195
Enrollment
30
Registered
2026-07-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: I10- Essential (primary) hypertension

Interventions

Intervention1: Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise: Participants will perform diaphragmatic breathing exercise for 15 minutes per session, 5 days per week, for 8 weeks under physiotherapy supervision. Bl

Sponsors

DrIshwarya Vardhinic
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Collegiate students aged 18 to 23 years of either gender with systolic blood pressure between 120 and 139 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure between 80 and 89 mmHg confirmed by physician assessment. Participants with poor sleep quality indicated by a PSQI score of 5 or above, sleep duration less than 5 hours per night, complaints of excessive daytime sleepiness, and willingness to provide informed consent will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects with Grade One Grade Two or Grade Three Hypertension. Subjects with cardiac disorders. Subjects with respiratory disorders. Subjects with neurological disorders. Subjects with visual disorders. Subjects with auditory disorders. Subjects with musculoskeletal pain. Subjects taking sleep medications. Subjects with diabetes mellitus. Subjects with a history of recent upper limb surgery lower limb surgery spinal surgery or abdominal surgery. Non cooperative subjects.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Blood Pressure Systolic and Diastolic measured using SphygmomanometerTimepoint: Baseline Pre intervention and after 8 weeks of intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Sleep Quality measured using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index PSQITimepoint: Baseline Pre-intervention and after 8 weeks of intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr.Ishwarya Vardhini.c

Sathyabama institute of science and Technology

ishwaryavardhiniic@gmail.com6385083888

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026