The Effects of Stair Climbing on Arterial Stiffness, Blood Pressure and Leg Strength in Stage-1 Postmenopausal Women

Pusan National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension; Menopause

Treatments: Behavioral: Stair climbing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03254251

PusanNU-3

Details and patient eligibility

About

We used a parallel experimental design. Following an initial screening and familiarization session of study tests and procedures, eligible postmenopausal women were randomly assigned to a stair climbing (SC) group or non-exercising control group. SC training session was progressive program, and was performed 4 days a week for 12 weeks. Measurements were collected at baseline and after 12 weeks during the same time of day (±1 hour) in the morning following an overnight fast and abstinence from caffeinated drinks, alcohol, and between 48 and 72 hours after the last exercise session.

Enrollment: 41 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 58 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Stage-1 hypertension
• Postmenopausal

Exclusion criteria

• Pulmonary, renal, adrenal, pituitary, severe psychiatric, thyroid, or cardiovascular disease other than stage-1 systolic hypertension (140-159 mmHg)
• Hormone replacement therapy during the 6 months prior the study
• Smoker or having any medication changes in the previous year
• Experience with psychological and physical therapy in the previous year
• History of steady exercise or exercise training in the last year

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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41 participants in 2 patient groups

Stair Climbing (SC)

Experimental group

Description:

N=20, 12 weeks of stair climbing exercise training.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Stair climbing

No Exercise (CON)

No Intervention group

Description:

N=21, No exercise for 12 weeks