people with raised blood pressure. Hypertension stage 1 and stage 2 are focused in this study. Essential (primary) hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group1: Pursed Lip Breathing Exercise (PLBE). This is a breathing exercise. In this study, we will record the impact of pursed lip breathing exercise on blood pressure, ox
Sponsors
Riphah International University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with hypertension (stage 1 and stage 2) with Systolic Blood Pressure = 140mmHg and Diastolic Blood Pressure = 90 mmHg will be recruited. 40 to 60 years of age people will be inculded. Both males and females will be recruited. Patients who would have taken any anti hypertensive medicines ( ACE inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, thiazide dieuretics, ACE receptor inhibitors, beta blockers) more than 6 hours ago or none will be included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who are unwilling to participate will not be recruited. Patients who are critically terminally ill e.g. patients with mental illness, psychosocial factors, cancer, infectious diseases, and comatose patients will not be considered
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood Pressure. Timepoint: Blood pressure will be recorded before and after 5 minutes of giving each intervention. Method of measurement: Blood Pressure will be recorded by using aneroid sphygmomanometer rate.;Oxygen Saturation. Timepoint: Oxygen Saturation will be recorded before and after 5 minutes of giving each intervention. Method of measurement: oxygen saturation will be measured using pulse oximeter.;Pulse Rate. Timepoint: Pulse rate will be recorded before and after 5 minutes of giving each intervention. Method of measurement: Pulse Rate will be recorded using pulse oximeter. | — |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
Public ContactYasha Sajjad
Nausha Polyclinic, Raiwind, Lahore District, Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed