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Stretching Versus Walking From Reducing Blood Pressure

NCT03947996 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2021-02-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

High blood pressure is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Traditionally, one of the ways to treat or prevent high blood pressure is to prescribe aerobic exercise training (i.e.brisk walking). Previous studies have shown that stretching is also very effective for reducing blood pressure. This is an exciting possibility because if stretching is more effective, it would change the way exercise is prescribed to people with elevated blood pressure. This study will now assess 20 individuals in a supervised stretching or walking program five days per week for 8 weeks to determine for certain whether stretching is superior for reducing blood pressure. This research will contribute to recommendations about the most effective exercise programs for reducing blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular disease.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Stretching exercise

Stretching (30 minutes, 5 days per week, 8 weeks)

OTHER

Walking exercise

Walking (30 minutes, 5 days per week, 8 weeks)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Saskatchewan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Philip Chilibeck, Ph.D. · University of Saskatchewan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-15
Primary Completion
2019-09-15
Completion
2019-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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