NCT02937922

Brief Summary

Introduction: Endothelial dysfunction precedes atherosclerosis being evidenced in patients with hypertension. Increasing physical activity levels and/or physical exercise are part of the recommendations of antihypertensive therapy. However, the effects of oscillations and/or increase the systemic blood pressure induced by exercise session on endothelial function has not been studied. Objective: To evaluate the effect of aerobic exercise, resistance exercise and combined exercise on endothelial injury levels in patients with hypertension. Methodology: Hypertensive (n = 51) and healthy subjects (n = 30) (30-59 years old) will perform at random 40 minutes of aerobic exercise (50-60% of heart rate reserve) or 40 minutes of resistance exercise (4 x 12 repetitions of exercises for lower limbs, 60-70% of one repetition maximum and 60-90 second interval) or 40 minutes of combined exercise (20 minutes of resistance exercise and 20 minutes of aerobic exercise, in that order). Blood will be collected 10 minutes before, 10 and 60 minutes after intervention for the quantification of endothelial microparticles (MPE) circulating (induced endothelial lesion) and endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) circulating (endothelial recovery capacity) by flow cytometry. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) will be held before and after the intervention. Ultrasonography is used to measure the flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery 10 minutes before, 10, 30 and 60 minutes after the intervention. Statistics: generalized estimating equation (GEE) for repeated measurements and Person correlation, being significant p \< 0.05. It is expected to show results to ensure cardiovascular protection in patients with hypertension caused by different types of exercise and consequent endothelial injury and release induced regenerative factors. Knowledge of the magnitude of injury and endothelial recovery provided by different types of exercise can contribute scientifically to health professionals aimed at prescribing exercise with a vascular protective vision in patients with hypertension.

Trial Health

100
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Enrollment
33

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable hypertension

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2016

Longer than P75 for not_applicable hypertension

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2016

Completed
10 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 14, 2016

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 19, 2016

Completed
3.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2019

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

April 29, 2020

Status Verified

April 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

3.9 years

First QC Date

October 14, 2016

Last Update Submit

April 27, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

ExerciseEndotheliumHypertensionEndothelial progenitor cellEndothelial microparticle

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Effects of exercise on the percentage of circulating endothelial progenitor cells analyzed by flow cytometry in patients with hypertension

    two years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Effects of exercise on the number of circulating endothelial microparticles analyzed by flow cytometry in patients with hypertension

    two years

Study Arms (3)

AEROBIC

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The aerobic exercise session (AE) will consist of 40 minutes on an exercise bike in heart rate (HR) corresponding to 60% of heart rate reserve (moderate intensity) acquired by the formula of Karvonen: \[(HR max - HR rest) x desired intensity\] + HR rest; monitored through heart monitor brand Polar and perceived exertion rating (Borg scale of 6-20). It will be added to the exercise time 5-7 minutes to proper heating.

Other: AEROBIC

RESISTANCE

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The resistance exercise session (RE) will last 40 minutes and will consist in carrying out 4 sets of 12 repetitions with interval of 90 seconds between sets and exercises. The weight will be adjusted to 60% of a maximum repetition (1-RM) in four exercise for the lower limbs: leg press, knee extension, bend knees and plantar flexion (calf). The cadence of each series will be controlled by electronic metronome and performed with 2 seconds in the concentric phase and 2 seconds in the eccentric phase. It will be added to the exercise time 5-7 minutes for the warming to be held in the leg press exercise (one set of 15 to 20 repetitions with 1/3 load set for the session).

Other: RESISTANCE

COMBINED

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The combined exercise session (resistance and aerobic) will last 40 minutes. The exercise resistance phase of the combined session will consist of 20 minutes, according to the resistance exercise described above. Immediately after resistance exercise, patients will perform aerobic exercise (AE) for 20 minutes. In order to keep the equivalent time among the three interventions (aerobic exercise resistance and combined) will be performed two series (2 x 12 repetitions) in each resistance exercise.

Other: COMBINED

Interventions

AEROBICOTHER

The aerobic exercise session (AE) will consist of 40 minutes on an exercise bike in heart rate (HR) corresponding to 60% of heart rate reserve (moderate intensity) acquired by the formula of Karvonen: \[(HR max - HR rest) x desired intensity\] + HR rest; monitored through heart monitor brand Polar and perceived exertion rating (Borg scale of 6-20). It will be added to the exercise time 5-7 minutes to proper heating.

Also known as: Aerobic exercise
AEROBIC

The resistance exercise session (RE) will last 40 minutes and will consist in carrying out 4 sets of 12 repetitions with interval of 90 seconds between sets and exercises. The weight will be adjusted to 60 % of a maximum repetition (1-RM) (moderate intensity) in four exercise for the lower limbs: leg press, knee extension, bend knees and plantar flexion (calf). The cadence of each series will be controlled by electronic metronome and performed with 2 seconds in the concentric phase and 2 seconds in the eccentric phase. It will be added to the exercise time 5-7 minutes for the warming to be held in the leg press exercise (one set of 15 to 20 repetitions with 1/3 load set for the session).

Also known as: Resistance exercise
RESISTANCE

The combined exercise session (resistance and aerobic) will last 40 minutes. The exercise resistance phase of the combined session will consist of 20 minutes, according to the resistance exercise described above. Immediately after resistance exercise, patients will perform aerobic exercise (AE) for 20 minutes. In order to keep the equivalent time among the three interventions (aerobic exercise, resistance and combined) will be performed two series (2 x 12 repetitions) in each resistance exercise.

Also known as: Combined exercise
COMBINED

Eligibility Criteria

Age30 Years - 59 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Adults with hypertension;
  • to 59 years old.

You may not qualify if:

  • Diabetes;
  • Heart disease;
  • Participating in any regular exercise program over the last six months;
  • Orthopedic impairments or any physical or mental limitation that prevents - achievement of physical exercise;
  • Body Mass Index in class II obesity or more (BMI ≥ 35 kg / m2);
  • Smoking.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (2)

  • Waclawovsky G, Umpierre D, Figueira FR, De Lima ES, Alegretti AP, Schneider L, Matte US, Rodrigues TC, Schaan BD. Exercise on Progenitor Cells in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Type 1 Diabetes. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016 Feb;48(2):190-9. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000764.

    PMID: 26312614BACKGROUND
  • Amabile N, Cheng S, Renard JM, Larson MG, Ghorbani A, McCabe E, Griffin G, Guerin C, Ho JE, Shaw SY, Cohen KS, Vasan RS, Tedgui A, Boulanger CM, Wang TJ. Association of circulating endothelial microparticles with cardiometabolic risk factors in the Framingham Heart Study. Eur Heart J. 2014 Nov 7;35(42):2972-9. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu153. Epub 2014 Apr 16.

    PMID: 24742886BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

HypertensionMotor Activity

Interventions

ExerciseResistance Training

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesBehavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor ActivityMovementMusculoskeletal Physiological PhenomenaMusculoskeletal and Neural Physiological PhenomenaExercise TherapyRehabilitationAftercareContinuity of Patient CarePatient CareTherapeuticsPhysical Therapy ModalitiesPhysical Conditioning, Human

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
FACTORIAL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 14, 2016

First Posted

October 19, 2016

Study Start

January 1, 2016

Primary Completion

December 1, 2019

Study Completion

January 1, 2020

Last Updated

April 29, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Data will be presented to participants from lectures.