Hypertension, Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
Conditions
Brief summary
Hypertension, particularly if poorly controlled, appears related to an increased risk of open angle glaucoma, (the high tension type of glaucoma is characterized as optic nerve degeneration with ocular hypertension). so this study will search response of glaucoma to breathing exercise
Detailed description
Hypertension, particularly if poorly controlled, appears related to an increased risk of open angle glaucoma, (the high tension type of glaucoma is characterized as optic nerve degeneration with ocular hypertension). With a random assignment, sixty hypertensive geriatric with high tension type primary open angle glaucoma will be assigned to breathing exercise (alternate nostril breathing) group (n=30 geriatrics) or waiting list geriatrics. the daily breathing exercise will be performed by the geriatrics in evening (for half an hour) and morning (for half an hour).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALbreathing exercise
Thirty hypertensive geriatric with high tension type primary open angle glaucoma will perform breathing exercise (alternate nostril breathing). The daily breathing exercise will be performed by the geriatrics in evening (for half an hour) and morning (for half an hour) for one month.
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* hypertensive elderly * primary open angle glaucoma in both eyes * ocular hypertension in both eyes
Exclusion criteria
acute or chronic eye inflammation cataract eye surgeries mental ill patients patients who will refuse to participate in the study other systemic /cardiovascular problem
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| intraoccular pressure | It will be measured after 4 weeks of training | it will be measured in right and left eyes |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| diastolic blood pressure | It will be measured after 4 weeks of training | it will be measured sphygmomanometer |
| heart rate | It will be measured after 4 weeks of training | it will be measured manually |
| respiratory rate | It will be measured after 4 weeks of training | it will be measured manually |
| systolic blood pressure | It will be measured after 4 weeks of training | it will be measured sphygmomanometer |
| short form 36 survey | It will be measured after 4 weeks of training | in general, it will assess life quality |
| glaucoma quality of life-15 questionnaire | It will be measured after 4 weeks of training | it will assess glaucoma-related life quality |
| hospital anxiety and depression scale | It will be measured after 4 weeks of training | it contains fourteen questions. it contains two sub-scales, one for anxiety and the other for depression |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactAli Ismail, lecturer
Backup Contactmona taha, professor
Outcome results
None listed