Key result
A 10-minute session of pranava pranayama significantly reduced systolic blood pressure to 124.7 mm Hg compared to 138.3 mm Hg with sham relaxation in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes.
Why the study?
Does 10 minutes of pranava pranayama reduce heart rate and blood pressure in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes?
RCT (n=29)
Randomly allotted
No
Does 10 minutes of pranava pranayama reduce heart rate and blood pressure in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes?
Absolute Event Rate: 124.7% vs 138.3%
p-value: p=<0.001
A brief 10-minute session of pranava pranayama produces an immediate relaxation response that significantly lowers blood pressure in patients with hypertension and diabetes.
Offers a feasible acute adjunct for BP control in hypertension with diabetes; extends RCT support for pranayama in cardiometabolic disease.
Immediate cardiovascular effects of pranava relaxation in patients with hypertension and diabetes Study aim: To assess immediate cardiovascular effect of pranava pranayama in the supine position in patients with concomitant hypertension and diabetes. Material and methods: Twenty-nine established patients having both hypertension and type 2 diabetes and attending regular therapy sessions were recruited and randomly allotted to pranava or control groups. Heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) were recorded before and after 10 minutes of "sham relaxation" in the control group and 10 minutes of pranava pranayama in the study group. Results: Significant (p<0.05) decreases of blood pressure and heart rate were observed. However, responses in the pranava and control groups were different: systolic pressure, pulse pressure, as well as mean pressure significantly decreased in the pranava group and this was not observed in the control group. Conclusions: Pranava pranayam in the supine posture produces an integrated relaxation response, clinically valuable in patients with hypertension and diabetes.
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Bhavanani et al. (2012) conducted an RCT in Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes (n=29). Pranava pranayama vs. Sham relaxation was evaluated on Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) (p=<0.001). A 10-minute session of pranava pranayama significantly reduced systolic blood pressure to 124.7 mm Hg compared to 138.3 mm Hg with sham relaxation in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes.
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