Stretching Versus Walking From Reducing Blood Pressure

NCT03947996 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1133
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

High blood pressure is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Traditionally, one of the ways to treat or prevent high blood pressure is to prescribe aerobic exercise training (i.e.brisk walking). Previous studies have shown that stretching is also very effective for reducing blood pressure. This is an exciting possibility because if stretching is more effective, it would change the way exercise is prescribed to people with elevated blood pressure. This study will now assess 20 individuals in a supervised stretching or walking program five days per week for 8 weeks to determine for certain whether stretching is superior for reducing blood pressure. This research will contribute to recommendations about the most effective exercise programs for reducing blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular disease.

Conditions

Hypertension

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Night time blood pressure

  Blood pressure assessed during the night with an automated device

  Change from Baseline Night Time Blood Pressure at 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Day time blood pressure

  Change from Baseline Day Time Blood Pressure at 8 weeks

• Sitting blood pressure

  Change from Baseline Sitting Blood Pressure at 8 weeks

• Lying blood pressure

  Change from Baseline Lying Blood Pressure at 8 weeks

• Walking test

  Change from Baseline Walking Distance at 8 weeks

• Waist circumference

  Change from Baseline Waist Circumference at 8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Stretching

EXPERIMENTAL

Stretching

Other: Stretching exercise

Walking

EXPERIMENTAL

Walking

Other: Walking exercise

Interventions

Stretching exercise OTHER

Stretching (30 minutes, 5 days per week, 8 weeks)

Stretching

Walking exercise OTHER

Walking (30 minutes, 5 days per week, 8 weeks)

Walking

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Systolic blood pressure between 130 and 159 mmHg OR diastolic blood pressure between 85 and 99 mmHg

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals will be excluded if they have taken blood pressure medications within the past six months unless they are on a stable dose of medication and have not reach target blood pressure levels (i.e. systolic blood pressure below 130 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure below 85 mmHg)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Saskatchewan: lead
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N5B2, Canada

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Ko J, Deprez D, Shaw K, Alcorn J, Hadjistavropoulos T, Tomczak C, Foulds H, Chilibeck PD. Stretching is Superior to Brisk Walking for Reducing Blood Pressure in People With High-Normal Blood Pressure or Stage I Hypertension. J Phys Act Health. 2021 Jan 1;18(1):21-28. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2020-0365. Epub 2020 Dec 18.

  PMID: 33338988 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypertension

Interventions

Muscle Stretching Exercises

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Philip Chilibeck, Ph.D.

  University of Saskatchewan

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Model Details: Parallel groups: Two groups: Walking exercise and stretching exercise

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 8, 2019
• First Posted: May 13, 2019
• Study Start: May 15, 2019
• Primary Completion: September 15, 2019
• Study Completion: December 31, 2019
• Last Updated: February 10, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)