Independent and Combined Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Training on Blood Pressure

Cardiovascular Risk Factor Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Independent and Combined Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Training on Blood Pressure

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03734146
• Other study ID #: 14-330
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 15, 2014
• Est. completion date: December 19, 2014

Study information

• Verified date: October 2018
• Source: Iowa State University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

We compared the effects of 8 weeks of aerobic exercise only, resistance exercise only, or a combination of both on blood pressure in overweight or obese middle-aged adults with elevated blood pressure. Participants engaged in supervised exercise sessions 3 times per week for 60 minutes each session. Outcomes were assessed at baseline and after the 8-week intervention. Extra-intervention physical activity and diet were also assessed.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 69
• Est. completion date: December 19, 2014
• Est. primary completion date: December 19, 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 45 Years to 74 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Systolic/diastolic blood pressure of 120-159/80-99 mm Hg

• Non-smoking

• Overweight or obese, with a body mass index of 25-40 kg/m2

• Inactive--not meeting the aerobic or resistance physical activity guidelines, which means engaging in less than 150 minutes/wk of moderate intensity aerobic exercise and less than 2 days per week of resistance training over the past 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unstable coronary heart disease or decompensated heart failure

• Severe pulmonary hypertension or aortic stenosis

• Acute myocarditis, endocarditis, pericarditis, or aortic dissection

• Other medical condition that is life-threatening or that can interfere or be aggravated by the exercise training such as cancer, uncontrolled diabetes, severe pain or mobility limitations.

• Premenopausal women or postmenopausal women taking hormonal replacement therapy

• Pregnant women or anticipated pregnancy via IVF or other medical procedures during the course of the intervention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardiovascular Risk Factor

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Aerobic Exercise
180 minutes of moderate-vigorous intensity aerobic exercise per week
• Resistance Exercise
180 minutes of resistance exercise per week
• Combined aerobic and resistance exercise
180 minutes of exercise per week with 90 minutes per week coming from moderate-vigorous intensity aerobic exercise and 90 minutes per week coming from resistance exercise

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Iowa State University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in resting blood pressure	resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure	Immediately before and after the 8 week intervention