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Isometric Hand Grip Training in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

NCT03757169 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2018-11-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common clinical condition, involving the development of arterial hypertension. A Meta analysis study have shown that isometric hand grip training promotes blood pressure reduction. It is going to be conducted a clinical trail to determine the effects of hand grip training in OSA patients to change the arterial hypertension.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Hand grip isometric contraction

The patients at the Hand Grip group will perform 12 weeks of hand grip exercises, three times/week for 16 minutes with time to rest.

OTHER

Control

The patients will receive verbal orientations about the OSA and the arterial hypertension.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pernambuco

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-12-17
Primary Completion
2018-12-31
Completion
2019-02-28

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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