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Table 1 Eligibility criteria

From: A trial for the use of qigong in the treatment of pre and mild essential hypertension: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

19-65 years of age

Serious symptomatic cardiac disease, including previous myocardial infarction, angina or heart failure

Pre- or Stage 1 hypertension

-Systolic blood pressure between 120 and 159 mm Hg

- Diastolic blood pressure between 80 and 99 mm Hg

Previous transient ischemic attacks or stroke

No objective signs of hypertension end-stage disease

Secondary hypertension

 

Taking medications that could affect hypertension

 

Necessity to continue antihypertensive medications

 

Concomitant illness that precludes participation, including diabetes, cancer, infectious disease, renal failure

 

Pregnancy or chance of pregnancy

 

Moderate to high risk for cardiac complications during exercise

 

Inability to comprehend and complete study assessments or comply with study instructions