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Active Video Game and Potential to Cause Post-exercise Hypotension

NCT02924012 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 14

Last updated 2016-10-05

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Summary

The aim of this study was to determine the energy demand and the potential to promote reduce blood pressure of an active video game (AVG). Fourteen hypertensive (56.4 ± 7.5 years) held a session AVG and traditional sedentary video game sessions (SVG) and walk (WAL), as negative and positive controls, in order determined randomly. During the sessions, they were observed oxygen consumption and energy expenditure (EE). Blood pressure (BP) and cardiac autonomic modulation (CAM) were measured at rest and every 15 minutes of a 60 minute period of recovery activities. It was also applied a rating scale of pleasure (enjoyment scale).

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

video game active

The session lasted 40 minutes. The participants held an active video game session. At the end they were monitored for 60 minutes at rest.

OTHER

sedentary video game

The session lasted 40 minutes. The participants held an sedentary video game session, using the traditional joystick. At the end they were monitored for 60 minutes at rest.

OTHER

walking

The session lasted 40 minutes. The participants held a walk using the treadmill. At the end they were monitored for 60 minutes at rest.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of Paraíba

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
47 Years
Max Age
68 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-05-31
Primary Completion
2015-08-31
Completion
2015-10-31

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