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Isometric Handgrip Home Training to Lower Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Older adulTs

NCT03069443 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2020-07-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This Study evaluates the effect of 20 weeks of isometric handgrip (IHG) home training in adults aged 50 years or more. Half of the participants will serve as a control group and will only receive hypertension-guidelines on lifestyle changes.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

IHG home training

Participants of the intervention group will follow the IHG home training protocol for 20 weeks. The IHG training consists of isometric contractions applied with the hands on a Wii.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Odense University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Aalborg University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Aalborg University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
120 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-15
Primary Completion
2020-07-09
Completion
2020-07-09

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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