Aerobic Exercises vs Device Guided Breathing on Gestational Hypertension
Hypertension ,Pregnancy
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Hypertension ,Pregnancy focused on measuring Hypertension, Pregnancy, Aerobic exercise, Device guided breathing
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Sixty singleton pregnant women, diagnosed with gestational hypertension (GH) at 21- week of gestation, and aged between 25-35 years were randomized. GH was defined as blood pressure higher than 140/90 measured on two separate occasions, more than 6 hours apart, without the presence of protein in the urine and diagnosed after 20 weeks of gestation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women with multiple pregnancies, cervical insufficiency, vaginal bleeding, heart disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, kidney failure, and neurologic disorders were excluded from the study. For inclusion in the study, pregnant women also could not be engaged in any supervised physical exercise, at the time of selection and when signing a free written informed consent term.
Sites / Locations
- Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Aerobic exercise group
Device guided breathing group
The therapist advised all participants of this group to drink a plenty of water before and after the exercise session to avoid excessive loss of body water during the session. Pregnant women were instructed to have a light meal about one hour before the performance of exercise and to wear comfortable clothes. Participants in this group were given a Low-Intensity Aerobic Exercise with Borg scale RPE at 11. Participants were asked to maintain this intensity of rate of perceived exertion throughout the 45 minutes' duration of the aerobic training. During the training session, the therapist stood near the patient to observe and detect signs of stopping the exercise. The therapist continuously asked the patient if she felt pain, dizzy or shortens of breath. No complications were observed during physical exercise sessions, for example, hypertensive crisis, hypotension, hyperthermia, musculoskeletal lesions, or other complications identified that demanded interruption of the exercise.
At the beginning the researcher explained the device and study procedures to every participant of this group .The device consists of a control box, headphones and a respiratory rate monitor attached as a sensor belt around the user's chest. The participant is instructed to alter their breathing rate, aiming for up to 10 breaths per minute, in response to a melody played to them via the asked to use the device for at least 40 min per week, with each session lasting at least 10 min