Physical Activity Barriers in Adolescent Hypertension Patients

Summary

One of the most prevalent chronic disorders in children, especially teenagers, is hypertension . The prevalence of hypertension has significantly increased in recent years, particularly with the rise in obesity. It has been demonstrated that hypertension is a significant, controllable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and that it is linked to atherosclerosis in children. Additionally, in patients with hypertension who were monitored from infancy to adulthood, it was discovered that the unfavorable cardiac alterations and vascular damage linked to hypertension were linked to early cardiovascular disease in adults. Therefore, the key to preventing cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents-especially when risk factors like obesity, diabetes, or chronic renal disease are present-is early diagnosis and effective treatment of hypertension. Insufficient exercise and sedentary lifestyles are additional risk factors for pediatric hypertension.Investigating physical activity barrier in teenage hypertension patients is vital in light of all these factors as well as studies on adolescents' inadequate physical activity. The literature is lacking studies examining the obstacles to physical exercise faced by people with adolescent hypertension, hence this topic is open for investigation.

Conditions

• Physical Inactivity

Interventions

OTHER

Anthropometric measurement

It will be measured with the Xiaomi Body Composition Scale II, and a total of 9 measurements will be made as a result of the measurements.

OTHER

Level of Physical Activity

The scale to be used for this purpose is the Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (CPAQ) developed by Kowalski et al. It is a seven-day self-reported recall scale designed to assess moderate-intensity physical activity in children aged 8-14 years. CFAQ is designed to be implemented throughout the school year.

OTHER

Physical Activity Barriers Scale

It consists of three surveys in total, which are: A) Scale of Expectations Regarding Physical Activity for Children B) Children's perception of family support regarding physical activity scale C) Physical Activity Barriers Scale for Parents

OTHER

Hand Grip Strength

Hand grip strength will be measured using a hand dynamometer (Jamar, Sammons Preston, Rolyon, Bolingbrook, IL).

OTHER

Arterial stiffness

Arterial stiffness will be evaluated using the pulse wave velocity (PWV) technique with the blood pressure holter-ABPM (Mobil-O-Graph, I.E.M., Stolberg, Germany) device. The measurement is made from the non-dominant arm based on the principle of blood pressure measurement with the appropriate cuff determined according to the arm diameter. After two consecutive measurements taken 30 seconds apart, the average of the measurement values will be recorded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hacettepe University

  lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age

10 Years

Max Age

19 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-09-30

Primary Completion

2024-03-30

Completion

2024-09-01

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations