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Sports in Hypertension of the Elderly

NCT00315224 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2006-04-18

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Summary

The present work examines the impact of pulse pressure as a footprint of vascular ageing on cardiovascular benefits of endurance training in elderly hypertensives. METHODS AND RESULTS: 54 patients ≥ 60 years with antihypertensive treatment and diastolic 24h-ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) ≤ 90 mmHg are randomly assigned to sedentary activity or a heart-rate controlled 12 week exercise program, consisting of walking on a treadmill at target lactate concentrations of 2.5 ± 0.5 mmol/l. 24h-ambulatory blood pressure, physical performance, arterial elasticity, endothelium-derived vasodilation, quality of life, and weight are assessed at baseline and follow-up.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

heart-rate controlled 12 week exercise program

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Charite University, Berlin, Germany

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Timm H Westhoff, MD · Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Medizinische Klinik IV, Berlin, Germany

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
61 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-02-28
Completion
2005-10-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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