Effect of 12 Weeks of Resistive Exercises Versus Aerobic Exercises in Overweight Hypertensive Postmenopausal Women

Exercise Clinical Trial

— exercise  

Official title:

Exercise and Menopausal Hypertension

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03637985
• Other study ID #: CairoU89
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2017
• Est. completion date: August 1, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: August 2018
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Sixty postmenopausal women participated in this study from gynecological outpatient clinic, at Al-Zahra universal Hospital, Al Azhar University, and Cairo. They were first diagnosed to be hypertensive in their early postmenopausal period .Their blood pressure ranged between 140/90mmHg to 170/105mmHg, their ages ranged from 50 to 60 years and their body mass index ranged from 30:35 kg/m2.

Description:

The participants were divided randomly according to closed envelop into three equal groups in number: Group A (RE) consisted of twenty women who participated in the resistive exercise program. Group B (AE) group: consisted of twenty women who participated in an aerobic exercise program. All patients in both groups (A & B) participated in the exercises three times per week for twelve weeks and every session lasted for 45 min and continues their antihypertensive medication

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: August 1, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: July 30, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 50 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All women diagnosed as essential hypertension.

• All women must be in their early postmenopausal period

Exclusion Criteria:

• Lesion to higher centers leading to hypertension (embolism)

• any cardiovascular disease

• premature menopause

• surgical menopause

• severe hypertension

• diabetic

• under treatment of hormonal therapy.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Exercise

Intervention

Device:
• resistive exercise
resistive exercise by elastic band for 12 weeks
• aerobic exercise in form of treadmill walking
aerobic exercise in form of treadmill walking for 12 weeks

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Al Azhar University	Cairo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Assessment of changes in the systolic blood pressure	using the mercury column sphygmomanometer	12 weeks
Secondary	Assessment of changes in the diastolic blood pressure	using the mercury column sphygmomanometer	12 weeks