Effects of Pilates Method and Aerobic Training in Hypertensive Subjects

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension

Treatments: Other: Aerobic Exercise; Other: Pilates

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03214016

EPMAT

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the effects of Pilates method and aerobic training in hypertensive subjects. Half of participants will be trained with Pilates, while the other half will be trained with aerobic exercise during 8 weeks.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• subjects with high blood pressure controled by medication;
• sedentary.

Exclusion criteria

• IMC≥30 kg/m²
• using beta blockers
• smokers or that interrupted the routine less than 6 months
• musculoskeletal diseases in evolution or with current symptomatic
• rheumatological diseases
• other cardiovascular disease
• renal disease due to hypertension
• endocrine, neurological, oncological, immunological, hematological and psychiatric diseases.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Pilates method group

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will do Mat Pilates.

Treatment:

Other: Pilates

Aerobic training group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The participants will do aerobic exercise on treadmill.

Treatment:

Other: Aerobic Exercise