Why the study?
Does device-guided breathing exercises reduce blood pressure in non-diabetic patients with hypertension?
Population
30 non-diabetic patients with hypertension
Comparison
Device-guided breathing exercises to slow… vs Listened to music and used no other therapeutic…
Design
RCT, randomized, single-blind
Follow-up
9 weeks
Authors
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Device-guided breathing exercises do not reduce BP; challenges their routine use in hypertension management.
Does device-guided breathing exercises reduce blood pressure in non-diabetic patients with hypertension?
Device-guided breathing exercises (Resperate) do not significantly reduce blood pressure or improve quality of life in non-diabetic hypertensive patients compared to listening to music.
Altena et al. (2009) studied this question.
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