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NCT Number: NCT00611364

Physical Therapy for Hypertensive Elderly

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).

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Behavior Cardiovascular Diseases Motor Activity Vascular Diseases

Age range

60 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás

Goiânia, Goiás, 75000000, Brazil

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

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.

Treatment and study plan

Physical Therapy and education meetings

Other

Physical therapy was realized three two times per week and education meeting every fifteen days

education meetings

Other

This group only participed of education meeting (every fifteen days)

Primary outcomes

  1. to verify if physical therapy (PT) treatment can improve the AF and EF adhesion of hypertensive aged

    Time frame: nine months

Secondary outcomes

  1. 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)

    Time frame: Nine months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidade Federal de Goias

Other

Collaborators

  • Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2004
Primary completion
2004
Study completion
2005
First posted
Feb 8, 2008
Registry last updated
Oct 20, 2008

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