A Single Pole Dancing Session and Its Effects on Blood Pressure

A Single Session Of Pole Dance Reduces Blood Pressure In Women

This study aimed to evaluate the acute blood pressure (BP) response after a single pole dance (PD) session in adult women. Twenty-one young women (<31 years old) with normal BP and previous PD experience participated. Each subject completed one experimental session (60-minute PD class) and one control session (60 minutes seated), on different days, in randomized order. Systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and heart rate (HR) were measured at baseline, immediately after, and at 15, 30, and 45 minutes post-session.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy Women Volunteers
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Pole Dance

Detailed Description

Purpose: To evaluate the acute blood pressure (BP) response after a single session of pole dance (PD) in adult women. Material and methods: Young women (< 31 years old), with normal BP, with previous experience in PD. Each participant performed an experimental session (ES - 60' PD class) and a control session (CS - 60' seated), on different days, in a randomized manner. In both sessions, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and heart rate (HR) were measured at different times: pre-session, immediately after, after 15', after 30', and after 45'. Analysis of variance for repeated measures was used to compare inter- and intra-session outcomes, with p<0.05.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 21
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • Santa Catarina
    • Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, 88037060
      • Allana Andrade Souza

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. being female;
2. be aged ≥ 18 years;
3. have an intermediate level of experience in PD modality, that is, be able to perform combinations of aerial movements of medium difficulty, such as performing aerial figures in the inverted position - head down;
4. not having performed vigorous physical activity in the 24 hours preceding the intervention.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. being pregnant;
2. have injuries that limit the proposed PD session.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: control session; In the control session, participants remained in a sitting position, without performing any type of physical effort, for a period of 60 minutes. They could talk, read a book, use their cell phone and drink water, but in the minutes before the measurement, they had to remain silent, still in a sitting position, without carrying out such activities.
Experimental: experimental session; In the experimental session, participants underwent a PD class lasting 60 minutes. Initially, a warm-up (~15 min) was carried out involving joint mobility movements and muscle stretching, followed by an initial part (~10) marked by muscle strengthening and resistance exercises, execution of turns and low plane transitions. The second part of the class (~15 min) was dedicated to learning and executing movements and aerial transitions using the static pole, while, in the third part of the class (~15 min), sequences of movements on the spinning pole were worked on, finishing with a passive stretch to return to calm (~5 min). At the end of the class, subjective rate of perceived exertion (RPE) was collected using the modified Borg scale [17] (0-10), with the aim of evaluating the intensity perception of the session.	Other: Pole Dance; In the experimental session, participants underwent a PD class lasting 60 minutes. Initially, a warm-up (~15 min) was carried out involving joint mobility movements and muscle stretching, followed by an initial part (~10) marked by muscle strengthening and resistance exercises, execution of turns and low plane transitions. The second part of the class (~15 min) was dedicated to learning and executing movements and aerial transitions using the static pole, while, in the third part of the class (~15 min), sequences of movements on the spinning pole were worked on, finishing with a passive stretch to return to calm (~5 min). At the end of the class, subjective rate of perceived exertion (RPE) was collected using the modified Borg scale [17] (0-10), with the aim of evaluating the intensity perception of the session.; Other Names: Physical exercise

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Measurement of blood pressure	To perform the measurements, participants must follow the pre-collection guidelines that will be provided when scheduling visits. These guidelines include: not consuming coffee, cigarettes, alcohol, or heavy meals on the day of collection; not engaging in strenuous physical activity in the 24 hours preceding collection; and having an empty bladder. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be measured using a digital device (Model HEM - 7113 from Omron Healthcare, Kyoto, Japan) at five different times: "BEFORE THE INTERVENTION", "IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INTERVENTION", "15 MINUTES AFTER THE INTERVENTION", "30 MINUTES AFTER THE INTERVENTION", and "45 MINUTES AFTER THE INTERVENTION", all with the participant seated. At rest, three systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements will be taken, with a one-minute interval between them. The systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurement protocol will be used equally in both sessions (experimental and control).	A single session

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 20, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 20, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): July 20, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 3, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 9, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): May 15, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 15, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 9, 2026
• Last Verified: May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Physical exercise; Post-exercise hypotension; Pole Dancing
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Nervous System Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Primary Dysautonomias; Autonomic Nervous System Diseases; Orthostatic Intolerance; Hypotension; Behavior; Post-Exercise Hypotension; Motor Activity; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena; Exercise
• Other Study ID Numbers: POLEDANCESTUDY

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No