Effects of Training Based on the Pilates Method on the Blood Pressure of Hypertensive Women

João Luiz Q. Durigan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension

Treatments: Other: Traditional Pilates group; Other: Modified Pilates group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03791307

CAEE: 99221818.9.0000.0029

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objective of this study is to evaluate and compare the effect of the Pilates method associated with aerobic exercise and the traditional Pilates method on the blood pressure of hypertensive medicated women. In addition, we aim to analyze and compare the chronic effects of training on cardiac autonomic modulation, on cardiorespiratory fitness, functionality and quality of life.

Full description

Subjects will be allocated randomly in three groups: (1) Traditional Pilates group, which will perform only exercises based on the traditional Pilates method, (2) Modified Pilates group, which will perform exercises based on the Pilates method alternated with active rest periods on treadmill ergometer, (3) Control group: will not perform any physical exercise during the trial period. The sessions will be performed two times a week, during 16 weeks. Subjects will be evaluated before and after 16 weeks of intervention.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 30 to 59 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hypertensive women
• Age 30 to 59
• Sedentary or who do not practice any form of physical exercise regularly for at least 6 months
• Make use of antihypertensive medication
• Who have medical clearance for physical exercise

Exclusion criteria

• Complaint of pain that influences or makes the performance of the tests / exercises proposed impossible
• Congenital or acquired anomalies of upper limbs and lower limbs
• Presence of musculoskeletal disease or injury that interfere the performance of exercises
• Changes in pharmacological treatment during the experimental period
• Release for physical activity suspended during intervention
• Absence in more than 25% of the exercise sessions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Traditional Pilates group

Experimental group

Description:

This group will perform only exercises based on the traditional Pilates method

Treatment:

Other: Traditional Pilates group

Modified Pilates group

Experimental group

Description:

This group will perform exercises based on the Pilates method alternated with active rest periods on treadmill ergometer

Treatment:

Other: Modified Pilates group

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

This group will not perform any physical exercise during the trial period.