Physical Therapy for Hypertensive Elderly

Physical Therapy for Hipertensive Elderly: Effects in the Physical Activity and Exercise Adherence

Physical therapy for hipertensive elderly: effects in the physical activity and exercise adherence.

Introduction: The arterial hypertension (AH) is a clinical syndrome characterized by blood pressure ≥ 140/90mmHg. Practical of physical activity (PA) and/or physical exercise (PE) is one of the modalities of not farmacological treatment. Hypertensive aged not adhere to this recommendation for presenting factors that make it difficult this practical. Objective: to verify if physical therapy (PT) treatment can improve the AF and EF adhesion of hypertensive aged. Methods: The sample was composed by 43 hypertensive aged of Arterial Hypertensive League of the Federal University of Goiás. Of these, 30 had remained in the study and had been randomized in study group (SG) (16 patients) and control group (CG) (14 patients). SG was submitted of the PT treatment and participated of educative meetings, the CG only participated of the meetings. To evaluate adhesion to the AF was used the pedometer and EF was used a questionnaire of open and closed questions, six minute walk test (6'WT) and ergometric test (ET).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Hypertension
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Physical Therapy and education meetings; Other: education meetings

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 30
• Phase: Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • Goiás
    • Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, 75000000
      • Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 60 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• age or over 60 years,
• both sexes,
• regular frequency of hypertension league;
• practice of physical exercise irregular or absent (reported by professionals objectively on the record)and signature of informed consent. -

Exclusion Criteria:

• participate in another research project;
• refuse to sign the informed consent.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Control group	Other: education meetings; This group only participed of education meeting (every fifteen days)
Experimental: Study group	Other: Physical Therapy and education meetings; Physical therapy was realized three two times per week and education meeting every fifteen days

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
to verify if physical therapy (PT) treatment can improve the AF and EF adhesion of hypertensive aged	nine months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
To evaluate adhesion to the AF was used the pedometer and EF was used a questionnaire of open and closed questions, six minute walk test (6'WT) and ergometric test (ET)	Nine months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Goias
• Collaborators: Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Priscila Vitorino, MsD, Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás; Study Chair: Paulo César Jardim, PhD, Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás; Study Chair: Flávia Nogueira, Specialist, Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás; Study Chair: Juliana Brandão, Specialist, Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás; Study Chair: Haden Lobo, Specialist, Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2004
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2004
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 25, 2008
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 7, 2008
• First Posted (Estimate): February 8, 2008

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): October 20, 2008
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 17, 2008
• Last Verified: January 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: exercise; hypertension; Physical activity; Physical therapy; Physical exercise; aged
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Hypertension
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1-Vitorino; 0136/03