Set Volume of Optimal Resistance Exercise to Generate Hypotension

University of Valencia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension; Resistance Training; Post-Exercise Hypotension

Treatments: Other: Resistance training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03957746

000018819

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the volume of optimal resistance exercise to generate postexercise hypotension after performing a single exercise in hypertensive elderly subjects. 20 subjects will perform 1 control session and 3 resistance training sessions with different volume: 3, 6 and 9 sets

Enrollment: 19 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 55 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hypertensive subjects treated with antihypertensive medication
• Controlled blood pressure
• Age between 55 and 70 years old
• Sedentary (less than 150 minutes per week of moderate physical activity and/or 75 minutes per week of vigorous physical activity)
• Non-smokers
• Non-alcoholics
• Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Any kidney, lung, neurological or psychiatric disease
• Unable to perform exercises
• Participation in other physical activity programs during the study or in the previous 3 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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19 participants in 4 patient groups

3 sets of resistance exercise

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Resistance training

6 sets of resistance exercise

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Resistance training

9 sets of resistance exercise

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Resistance training

Rest

No Intervention group