Effect of 12 Weeks of Resistive Exercises Versus Aerobic Exercises in Overweight Hypertensive Postmenopausal Women (exercise)

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Exercise

Treatments: Device: resistive exercise; Device: aerobic exercise in form of treadmill walking

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03637985

CairoU89

Details and patient eligibility

About

Sixty postmenopausal women participated in this study from gynecological outpatient clinic, at Al-Zahra universal Hospital, Al Azhar University, and Cairo. They were first diagnosed to be hypertensive in their early postmenopausal period .Their blood pressure ranged between 140/90mmHg to 170/105mmHg, their ages ranged from 50 to 60 years and their body mass index ranged from 30:35 kg/m2.

Full description

The participants were divided randomly according to closed envelop into three equal groups in number: Group A (RE) consisted of twenty women who participated in the resistive exercise program. Group B (AE) group: consisted of twenty women who participated in an aerobic exercise program. All patients in both groups (A & B) participated in the exercises three times per week for twelve weeks and every session lasted for 45 min and continues their antihypertensive medication

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 50 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All women diagnosed as essential hypertension.
• All women must be in their early postmenopausal period

Exclusion criteria

• Lesion to higher centers leading to hypertension (embolism)
• any cardiovascular disease
• premature menopause
• surgical menopause
• severe hypertension
• diabetic
• under treatment of hormonal therapy.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

resistive exercise

Experimental group

Description:

resistive exercises using elastic band(Thera Band) Sets were at moderate intensity, 8-10 repetitions for every motion for 12 weeks

Treatment:

Device: resistive exercise

Aerobic exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Aerobic exercise in form of treadmill walking for 45 minutes for 12 weeks

Treatment:

Device: aerobic exercise in form of treadmill walking