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NCT Number: NCT02118350

Effect of Mat Pilates Training on Blood Pressure of Hypertensive Individuals

The study aimed to evaluate the chronic effects of Mat Pilates Training on blood pressure, heart rate, double product and psychobiological factors in hypertensive medicated women and acute effects of Mat Pilates Exercise on blood pressure of such individuals.

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

30 year–59 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Federal University of Sao Paulo

Santos, São Paulo, 11060-001, Brazil

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Hypertensives women
  • Age 30 to 59 years
  • Nonactive
  • Make use of antihypertensive medication

Exclusion criteria

  • Orthopedic problems or other problem that prevented the exercises
  • Change in drug treatment during protocol
  • Absence in more than 25% of the exercise sessions

Treatment and study plan

Mat Pilates training

Behavioral

Mat Pilates training performed two times at week for 16 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Blood pressure

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    Blood pressure was measured by Ambulatorial Monitoring Blood Pressure before and after trial period and by semiautomatic monitoring before and after a single session of Mat Pilates exercise.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Heart Rate

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    Heart Rate was measured by Ambulatorial Monitoring Blood Pressure before and after trial period and by semiautomatic monitoring before and after a single session of Mat Pilates exercise.

  2. Anxiety

    Time frame: 16 weeks.

    Anxiety was analyzed by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), before and after trial period.

  3. Stress

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    Stress was analysed by perceived stress questionnaire, before and after trial period.

  4. Depression

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    Depression was analysed by Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), before and after trial period.

  5. Sleep quality

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    Sleep quality was analysed by The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), before and after trial period.

  6. Perception of Sleep

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    Perception of Sleep was analysed by Mini Sleep Questionnaire, before and after trial period.

  7. Sleepiness

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    Sleepiness was analysed by Epworth Sleepiness Scale, before and after trial period.

  8. Quality of Life

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    Quality of Life was analysed by Questionnaire for Health-Related Quality of Life assessment of hypertensive patients, before and after trial period.

  9. Flexibility

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    Flexibility was analysed by Bank of wells, before and after trial period.

  10. Strength

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    Strength was analysed by hydraulic handgrip dynamometer, before and after trial period.

  11. Body weight

    Time frame: 16 weeks

  12. Height

    Time frame: 16 weeks

  13. Waist circumference

    Time frame: 16 weeks

  14. Hip circumference

    Time frame: 16 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Federal University of São Paulo

Other

Collaborators

  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Apr 21, 2014
Registry last updated
Apr 21, 2014

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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