Physical Therapy for Hypertensive Elderly

NCT00611364 | Completed Phase 4 DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 1-Vitorino0136/03
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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).

Conditions

Hypertension

Keywords

Physical therapy; hypertension; aged; exercise; Physical exercise; Physical activity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• to verify if physical therapy (PT) treatment can improve the AF and EF adhesion of hypertensive aged

  nine months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• 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

Study Arms (2)

Study group

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Physical Therapy and education meetings

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Other: education meetings

Interventions

Physical Therapy and education meetings OTHER

Physical therapy was realized three two times per week and education meeting every fifteen days

Study group

education meetings OTHER

This group only participed of education meeting (every fifteen days)

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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. -

You may not qualify if:

• participate in another research project;
• refuse to sign the informed consent.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade Federal de Goias: lead
• Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás

Goiânia, Goiás, 75000000, Brazil

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypertension; Motor Activity

Interventions

Physical Therapy Modalities

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapeutics; Rehabilitation

Study Officials

• Priscila Vitorino, MsD

  Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Paulo César Jardim, PhD

  Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás

  STUDY CHAIR

• Flávia Nogueira, Specialist

  Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás

  STUDY CHAIR

• Juliana Brandão, Specialist

  Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás

  STUDY CHAIR

• Haden Lobo, Specialist

  Liga de Hipertensão Arterial da Universidade Federal de Goiás

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 4
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 25, 2008
• First Posted: February 8, 2008
• Study Start: March 1, 2004
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2004
• Study Completion: December 1, 2005
• Last Updated: October 20, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-01

Locations

BR (1)