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Stretching vs Walking for Lowering Blood Pressure

NCT05252208 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 96

Last updated 2025-04-23

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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). Stretching may also be effective because it may cause changes in blood vessel stiffness and therefore reduce resistance to blood flow. The study will assess a group of individuals (i.e. 96) participating in a supervised stretching or walking program five days per week for six months to determine 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 (30-45 minutes, 5 days per week, 6 months)

OTHER

Walking exercise

Walking (30-45 minutes, 5 days per week, 6 months)

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
2022-03-28
Primary Completion
2026-02-28
Completion
2026-08-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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