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NCT Number: NCT03957746

Set Volume of Optimal Resistance Exercise to Generate Hypotension

This study evaluates the volume of optimal resistance exercise to generate postexercise hypotension after performing a single exercise in hypertensive elderly subjects. 20 subjects will perform 1 control session and 3 resistance training sessions with different volume: 3, 6 and 9 sets

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Autonomic Nervous System Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Hypotension Nervous System Diseases Orthostatic Intolerance Post-Exercise Hypotension Primary Dysautonomias Resistance Training Vascular Diseases

Age range

55 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Primary Health-Care Center

Rocafort, Valencia, 46111, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Hypertensive subjects treated with antihypertensive medication
  • Controlled blood pressure
  • Age between 55 and 70 years old
  • Sedentary (less than 150 minutes per week of moderate physical activity and/or 75 minutes per week of vigorous physical activity)
  • Non-smokers
  • Non-alcoholics
  • Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Any kidney, lung, neurological or psychiatric disease
  • Unable to perform exercises
  • Participation in other physical activity programs during the study or in the previous 3 months

Treatment and study plan

Resistance training

Other

3, 6 or 9 sets of biceps curl with elastic bands at 20 repetition-maximum (RM)

Primary outcomes

  1. Blood pressure

    Time frame: Baseline

  2. Blood pressure

    Time frame: Immediately after the end of resistance training session

  3. Blood pressure

    Time frame: 30 minutes after the end of resistance training session

  4. Blood pressure

    Time frame: 60 minutes after the end of resistance training session

  5. Blood pressure

    Time frame: 4 hours after the end of resistance training session

  6. Blood pressure

    Time frame: 5 hours after the end of resistance training session

  7. Blood pressure

    Time frame: 6 hours after the end of resistance training session

Secondary outcomes

  1. Heart rate

    Time frame: Baseline

  2. Heart rate

    Time frame: Immediately after the end of resistance training session

  3. Heart rate

    Time frame: 30 minutes after the end of resistance training session

  4. Heart rate

    Time frame: 60 minutes after the end of resistance training session

  5. Heart rate

    Time frame: 4 hours after the end of resistance training session

  6. Heart rate

    Time frame: 5 hours after the end of resistance training session

  7. Heart rate

    Time frame: 6 hours after the end of resistance training session

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Valencia

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Set Volume of Optimal Resistance Exercise to Generate Hypotension in Hypertensive Elderly Subjects: a Crossover Study

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2021
First posted
May 21, 2019
Registry last updated
Oct 5, 2021

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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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