Blood Pressure Reactivity After Resistance Exercise in Older Women

December 21, 2016 updated by: Ricardo Moreno Lima, University of Brasilia

BLOOD PRESSURE REACTIVITY TO MENTAL STRESS IS ATTENUATED FOLLOWING RESISTANCE EXERCISE IN ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVE WOMEN

The purpose of this study is to determine and compare the effects of two sessions of resistance exercise in blood pressure reactivity to a mental stress test in older hypertensive women.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

10

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

60 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:older hypertensive women -

Exclusion Criteria:subjects taking hormonal therapy; those with a history of metabolic, neurologic, or cardiovascular diseases other than HTN, those with a history of cardiovascular events; subjects with physical limitations; those with non-treated HTN; obesity (BMI ≥ 30.0); and subjects taking adrenergic inhibitors or non-dihydropyridinic calcium channel blockers.

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Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Exercise
Performance of two resistance exercise sessions

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Blood pressure reactivity to mental stress
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 21, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 21, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

December 26, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 26, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 21, 2016

Last Verified

December 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 307630/2013-7
  • 487622/2012-0 (Other Grant/Funding Number: CNPq)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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