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Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises on Hypertensive Patients

No phase Interventional Hypertension (HTN)

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Tension and trauma releasing exercises.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Hypertension (HTN). Basic parameters: 50 years — 65 years · Female.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Egypt
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Official title

Effect of Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises on Quality of Life and Sleep in Patients With Hypertension

Overview

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE) on the quality of life and sleep in hypertensive patients. Participants will perform a series of supervised TRE sessions, and their sleep quality, and quality of life will be assessed before and after the intervention to determine any potential improvements related to the exercise.

Detailed description

Forty females have had essential hypertension for at least five years. They will be recruited from the outpatient clinic at physical therapy, Cairo university.

The patients of this study will be randomly assigned into 2 equal groups (n=40):

Study Group A: (20 patients) Will receive Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises in addition to medical treatment programme.

Control Group B: (20 patients) will receive only the Medical treatment programme.

The program of treatment for the study group will be applied 30 minutes per session , with a maximum of 15 minutes of neurogenic tremors, 3 times per week for 8 consecutive weeks.

Interventions

  • Behavioral Tension and trauma releasing exercises
    Tension and trauma releasing exercises will be conducted for study group only as follows: The exercises start by slightly fatiguing specific muscle groups to encourage this involuntary shaking, which is considered healthy and calming. The first exercise: Feet roll gently outward while shifting weight side to side, helping release ankle tension. The second exercise: One foot steps back while the front heel lifts until the calf feels lightly tired, triggering a small shake. The third exercise:

Primary outcome measures

  • Quality of life ,assessed by SF12 [Time frame: Baseline and after 8 weeks of intervention]
  • Sleep quality, assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). [Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks after the start of the intervention]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
  • Blood pressure - Systolic and Diastolic (mmHg) ,assessed by mercury sphygmomanometer [Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks after the start of the intervention]
  • Heart rate ,assessed by pulse oximeter [Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks after the start of the intervention]
  • Depression and anxiety ,assessed by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks after the start of the intervention]
  • Rate Pressure Product measurement [Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks after the start of the intervention]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants will be between 50 and 65 years of age.
  • The BMI of patients will range between 30 and 34.9.
  • Patients included in the study were diagnosed with essential hypertension for at least five years.
  • The patients will be in stage 1 hypertension under medical control, characterized by systolic blood pressure ranging from 140 to 159 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure ranging from 90 to 99 mmHg.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients suffering from any unstable cardiovascular condition, such as uncontrolled arrhythmias or recent myocardial infarction.
  • Patients are diagnosed with secondary hypertension.
  • Patients with cognitive or physical impairments that prevent them from following instructions.

e) Patients who are taking beta-blockers and alpha-blockers because these medications may affect heart rate.

f) Individuals with endocrine disorders or any condition known to influence hormonal levels.

g) Patients are smokers. h) Malignant hypertension.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

Egypt · 1 center
  • Faculty of physical therapy ,Cairo University — Giza

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07242651 · 111995

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗