Why the study?
Do slow- and fast-breathing exercises improve blood pressure and autonomic functions in patients with stage 1 essential hypertension?
Population
60 male and female patients aged 20-60 years with stage 1 essential hypertension
Comparison
3 months of slow-breathing or fast-breathing… vs Control group
Design
RCT, Randomly and equally divided into three groups
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
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Breathing exercises may aid BP control in stage 1 hypertension; extends evidence for autonomic benefits unique to slow breathing.
Do slow- and fast-breathing exercises improve blood pressure and autonomic functions in patients with stage 1 essential hypertension?
Both slow- and fast-breathing exercises lower blood pressure in stage 1 hypertension, but slow breathing additionally improves autonomic reactivity.
Mourya et al. (2009) studied this question.
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