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Heat Therapy Versus Exercise Training in Hypertension

NCT03557502 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2025-06-04

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Summary

This is a clinical trial to determine whether 30 sessions of heat therapy in the form of hot water immersion is better than 30 sessions of traditional aerobic exercise training on blood pressure reduction in people with elevated or Stage 1 hypertension.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Heat Therapy Group

30 sessions of immersion in 40.5 degree celsius water for 45 minutes per session

OTHER

Aerobic Exercise Group

30 sessions of aerobic exercise training for 45 minutes at 60% of VO2peak

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Oregon

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christopher T Minson, PhD · University of Oregon

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-12-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-30
Completion
2023-12-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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