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Effect of Muscular Relaxation and Breathing Technique on Blood Pressure in Pregnancy

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What is being tested

muscular relaxation

+ breath control

+ control (routine care)

BehavioralOther
Who is being recruted

From 18 to 40 Years
+25 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 2 & 3
Interventional
Study Start: February 2010
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Summary

Principal SponsorMashhad University of Medical Sciences
Last updated: August 16, 2012
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Study start date: February 1, 2010

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

Gestational hypertension is the main cause of maternal and fetal mortality, however, it has no definite effective treatment. nowadays, the stress management approaches are use for essential hypertension. So, this study aimed is study the effect of progressive muscular relaxation and breathing control technique on blood pressure during pregnancy. this 3-groups clinical trial has been done in Mashhad Health Centers and Governmental hospitals. 60 pregnant women with systolic blood pressure less than 135 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure more than 85 mm Hg who met inclusion criteria were assigned into three groups of progressive muscular relaxation, breathing control and control. In tow experiment groups, exercises were controlled by one day personally and the rest by CD, BP before and after interventions was controlled for 4 weeks. In control group blood pressure was measured before and after 15 minutes with no intervention.

NCT01664988
Principal SponsorMashhad University of Medical Sciences
Last updated: August 16, 2012
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Protocol

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Design Details

60 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

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Eligibility

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Criteria

Female

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 40 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Criteria

15 inclusion criteria required to participate
absence chronic hypertension
absence of polihydramnios
absence of severe preeclampsia condition
absence of underlying disease and mental disorders
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10 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
CBR
bleeding
changing mind for continuing with study
contraction or watering during study
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Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

3 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
muscular relaxation was done using Jacobson by contracting and relaxing selected groups of muscles until total relaxation

Group II

Experimental
include deep diaphragmatic breathing and decrease breath rate to 6-10/min

Group III

received routine care of clinic or health center and control their blood pressure weekly and use drugs if necessary

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

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