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Isometric Exercise for People With Raised Blood Pressure

NCT04936022 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2023-09-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

High blood pressure affects many people in the United Kingdom. People with raised blood pressure (140-159/90-99 mmHg) are recommended to make changes in their lifestyle (e.g. smoking/alcohol/diet/exercise) and/or medication in order to reduce their blood pressure. Current knowledge suggests that a particular type of exercise - isometric exercise - can lower blood pressure. Isometric exercise involves holding a fixed body position for a short period of time. As most of the information about the benefits of this type of exercise comes from laboratory-based studies, researchers want to find out if it is possible for GP practices to offer NHS patients with clinically high blood pressure an isometric exercise plan to do at home and how it might affect their blood pressure over 6 months. They will also find out the experiences of those doing this type of exercise and whether it can be done consistently at home over time.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Isometric Exercise

Prescribed 6 months of isometric exercise training (three sessions per week, comprised of 4 x 2-minute bouts with 2-minute recovery periods in-between).

BEHAVIORAL

Standard care lifestyle advice

Healthy lifestyle advice for hypertension, given by a healthcare professional.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Kent

    collaborator OTHER

  • Canterbury Christ Church University

    collaborator OTHER

  • East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Christopher K Farmer · University of Kent

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-02-01
Primary Completion
2022-11-30
Completion
2022-11-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Diseases

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