Resistant Hypertension and Physical Activity Performed in a Heated Pool (HAR)

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Hypertension, Resistant to Conventional Therapy

Treatments: Other: exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01863082

2010/15649-4

Details and patient eligibility

About

patients with resistant hypertension will be submitted to an exercise protocol in a heated pool for three months

Full description

pacient´s blood pressure behavior will be compared before and after intervention

Enrollment: 28 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with uncontrolled blood pressure despite concurrent use of 3 antihypertensive agents, including a diuretic, or the need for more than 3 medications to control blood pressure

Exclusion criteria

• poor adherence to the treatment
• obesity
• diabetes
• smokers
• secondary causes of hypertension
• motor disabilities to perform the training

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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28 participants in 1 patient group

exercise

Experimental group

Description:

the patients will be submitted to an exercise protocol

Treatment:

Other: exercise