Effect of Sheetali pranayama on cardiac autonomic function among patients with primary hypertension - A randomized controlled trial.
Autonomic function
Blood pressure
Cooling pranayama
Heart rate variability
Sheetali pranayama
Journal
Complementary therapies in clinical practice
ISSN: 1873-6947
Titre abrégé: Complement Ther Clin Pract
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101225531
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2020
May 2020
Historique:
received:
27
08
2019
revised:
07
02
2020
accepted:
04
03
2020
entrez:
8
5
2020
pubmed:
8
5
2020
medline:
7
10
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Sheetali pranayama is a cooling pranayama practiced for hypertension (HTN). The effects of Sheetali pranayama, as a solitary intervention on cardiovascular and autonomic changes in hypertension is unknown. The current study was conducted on 100 patients with HTN, randomly allocated to HTN with pranayama (Intervention group,n = 50) and HTN without pranayama (control group,n = 50) group. The intervention group practiced Sheetali pranayama for a period of 3 months. Blood pressure and HRV was assessed before and after the intervention. Intervention group showed a significant (P < 0.05) reduction in blood pressure variables when compared to the control group. In short term HRV, time and frequency domain parameters showed parasympathetic dominance (P < 0.05) in the intervention group. Sheetali pranayama significantly reduces blood pressure in patients with HTN and improved heart rate variability. Sheetali pranayama could thus be practiced in addition to regular medications for the efficacious management of HTN.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Sheetali pranayama is a cooling pranayama practiced for hypertension (HTN). The effects of Sheetali pranayama, as a solitary intervention on cardiovascular and autonomic changes in hypertension is unknown.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
The current study was conducted on 100 patients with HTN, randomly allocated to HTN with pranayama (Intervention group,n = 50) and HTN without pranayama (control group,n = 50) group. The intervention group practiced Sheetali pranayama for a period of 3 months. Blood pressure and HRV was assessed before and after the intervention.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Intervention group showed a significant (P < 0.05) reduction in blood pressure variables when compared to the control group. In short term HRV, time and frequency domain parameters showed parasympathetic dominance (P < 0.05) in the intervention group.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Sheetali pranayama significantly reduces blood pressure in patients with HTN and improved heart rate variability. Sheetali pranayama could thus be practiced in addition to regular medications for the efficacious management of HTN.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32379673
pii: S1744-3881(19)30675-9
doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101138
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Langues
eng
Pagination
101138Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.