Effect of Interval Training on Arterial Stiffness in Women With Hypertension

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Arterial Stiffness

Treatments: Other: interval training exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04862754

P.T REC/012/003094.

Details and patient eligibility

About

this study is aiming to assess the chronic effect of the interval training program on arterial stiffness in women with hypertension

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 40 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• physically inactive
• BMI 30-40
• Stage 1 and 2 hypertension
• Elevated BP as systolic BP ≥130 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP ≥85 mm Hg measured at the brachial artery.

Exclusion criteria

• Medications known to affect weight or appetite
• Any disease associated with exercise intolerance.
• Women were taking hormone replacement therapy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

interval training

Experimental group

Description:

Aerobic interval training. It consisted of a modified interval cycle ergometer training program (3 days a week for 8 weeks). AIT consisted of 8 min warm up, followed by four times of 4-min intervals with HR at 80% of submaximal predetermined HR, with active phases of 3 min of cycling at 60% of submaximal predetermined HR. The exercise session was terminated by 5 min cool down

Treatment:

Other: interval training exercise

medical treatment

No Intervention group

Description:

hypertensive medication