An interventional study of Resperate and discman with freely chosen music in Hypertension, sponsored by Medical Research Foundation, The Netherlands. Completed at 1 site in Netherlands. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-10-26.
Sponsored by Medical Research Foundation, The Netherlands · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this study is to determine whether breathing-exercises with the Resperate or listening to a discman with freely chosen music are effective in the treatment of hypertension
Hypertension is an important risk factor for the development of macrovascular events. Lowering blood pressure leads to a reduced risk of developing these complications. To treat hypertension effectively you can use blood pressure lowering drugs, but it is also important to use proven and safe non-pharmacological interventions. It is suggested that Breathing Rate and Systolic Blood Pressure can be linked directly together by the baroreflex. With the use of the Resperate, people will lower their breathing rate by breathing similar to music patterns which could theoretically lead, through the described link, to blood pressure reduction. Patients will be randomize into two groups: one will get a discman with freely chosen music and the other the Resperate. Patients are instructed to use the breathing device or discman for 15 minutes at about the same time every day during the 9 week study period, except for the first week.
6,689 studies on the registry are indexed under Hypertension; 965 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 90 across 4,995 interventional studies indexed under Hypertension.
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15 hypertensive patients use the Resperate for 9 weeks and measure their blood pressure before and after using this device
Device: Resperate
15 patients use a discman with freely chosen music for 9 weeks and measure their blood pressure before and after use of this device
Device: discman with freely chosen music
Use of the device 15 minutes a day for 9 weeks
Also known as: device-guided breathing
Use the discman 15 minutes a day for 9 weeks
Systolic Blood Pressure
Time frame: 9 weeks
Quality of life
Time frame: 9 weeks
Diastolic Blood Pressure
Time frame: 9 weeks
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