Physical Therapy for Hypertensive Elderly

Hypertension Clinical Trial

Official title:

Physical Therapy for Hipertensive Elderly: Effects in the Physical Activity and Exercise Adherence

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00611364
• Other study ID #: 1-Vitorino
• Secondary ID: 0136/03
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• First received: January 25, 2008
• Last updated: October 17, 2008
• Start date: March 2004
• Est. completion date: December 2005

Study information

• Verified date: January 2008
• Source: Universidade Federal de Goias
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Physical therapy for hipertensive elderly: effects in the physical activity and exercise adherence.

Introduction: The arterial hypertension (AH) is a clinical syndrome characterized by blood pressure ≥ 140/90mmHg. Practical of physical activity (PA) and/or physical exercise (PE) is one of the modalities of not farmacological treatment. Hypertensive aged not adhere to this recommendation for presenting factors that make it difficult this practical. Objective: to verify if physical therapy (PT) treatment can improve the AF and EF adhesion of hypertensive aged. Methods: The sample was composed by 43 hypertensive aged of Arterial Hypertensive League of the Federal University of Goiás. Of these, 30 had remained in the study and had been randomized in study group (SG) (16 patients) and control group (CG) (14 patients). SG was submitted of the PT treatment and participated of educative meetings, the CG only participated of the meetings. To evaluate adhesion to the AF was used the pedometer and EF was used a questionnaire of open and closed questions, six minute walk test (6`WT) and ergometric test (ET).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: December 2005
• Est. primary completion date: September 2004
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 60 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age or over 60 years,

• both sexes,

• regular frequency of hypertension league;

• practice of physical exercise irregular or absent (reported by professionals objectively on the record)and signature of informed consent. -

Exclusion Criteria:

• participate in another research project;

• refuse to sign the informed consent.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hypertension

Intervention

Other:
• Physical Therapy and education meetings
Physical therapy was realized three two times per week and education meeting every fifteen days
• education meetings
This group only participed of education meeting (every fifteen days)

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás	Goiânia	Goiás

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidade Federal de Goias	Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	to verify if physical therapy (PT) treatment can improve the AF and EF adhesion of hypertensive aged		nine months	Yes
Secondary	To evaluate adhesion to the AF was used the pedometer and EF was used a questionnaire of open and closed questions, six minute walk test (6`WT) and ergometric test (ET)		Nine months	Yes