Effect of music in high blood pressure

INTERVENTION: Subjects were randomly divided into the experimental and control groups by block randomization with equal numbers of subjects in each group. Instrumental music of Ananda Bhairavi raga was provided to the experimental group 30 minutes per day for three months. The physiological and biochemical parameters were measured for all the participants before the beginning of the study and after three months CONDITION: Hypertension ; Circulatory System ; Hypertension PRIMARY OUTCOME: Blood pressure measured at baseline and three months SECONDARY OUTCOME: ; At baseline and three months:; 1. Anthropometry:; 1.1. Waist to Hip Ratio (cm); 1.2. Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg/m²); 2. Physiological variables:; 2.1. Heart rate (bpm); 2.2. SPO2; 3. Anxiety level measured using the stress assessment questionnaire ‐ STAI (State Trait Anxiety Inventory); 4. Lipid profile (blood test):; 4.1. Total Cholesterol (TC); 4.2. High Density Lipoprotein (HDL); 4.3. Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL); 4.4. Very Low Density Lipoprotein (VLDL); 4.5. Triglycerides (TG); 5. Oxidative stress markers (blood test):; 5.1. Malondialdehyde level (MDA) (spectrophotometric method); 5.2. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) (spectrophotometric method); INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Express a willingness to participate in the study 2. Age between 25 ‐ 65 years 3. DBP >80mm Hg and SBP >130mm Hg