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Study NCT ID:
NCT00328016
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2017-07-02
First Post:
2006-05-18
Brief Title:
Breathe Slow Paced Breathing to Lower Blood Pressure
Sponsor:
National Institute on Aging NIA
Organization:
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center CC
Study Overview
Official Title:
Respiratory Adaptations to Behavioral Interventions in Elevated Blood Pressure
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2016-12
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to investigate the nature of the physiological reasons for the decreases in resting blood pressure that can result from systematic practice of computer-guided breathing exercises or meditative relaxation
Detailed Description:
In this randomized clinical trial persons with moderately elevated blood pressure were trained in either computer-guided breathing exercises or meditative relaxation to breathing The computer-guided breathing exercise involves listening to tones of ascending and descending pitch to which breathing is entrained to low frequencies over a 15 minute interval The meditative relaxation involves passive attention to natural breathing for the same duration Participants will perform these breathing exercises daily at home for four weeks Before and after the intervention respiratory cardiovascular and urinary endogenous digitalis-like factors will be systematically recorded to determine the extent to which chronic neuroendocrine changes underlie the reductions in blood pressure
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None