Heated pool exercise versus land exercise for older adults with high blood pressure

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This randomized interventional study will enroll 60 adults aged over 60 with diagnosed hypertension on stable medication and will randomize them 2:2:1 to heated water-based exercise, land-based exercise, or a non-exercise control. Supervised exercise sessions will be delivered at the study site and adherence will be monitored, with exclusion for participants who attend less than 60% of sessions or change medications. Primary and secondary outcomes include office blood pressure, arterial stiffness, endothelial function, metabolic and inflammatory markers, functional capacity, and quality of life measured before and after the intervention. The protocol excludes current smokers and people with decompensated cardiovascular, thyroid, or inflammatory disease or who cannot safely perform exercise testing.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

\- For the study population, the following will not be included in the study:

* Smokers (avoiding acute effects of smoking on physiological measures);
* Individuals with decompensated cardiovascular disease, thyroid dysfunction and / or inflammatory diseases;
* Unable individuals to perform an exercise program or ergospirometric test due to physical or mental incapacity;
* Individuals with hemodynamic and / or electrocardiographic changes during the ergospirometric test.
* Only individuals older than 60 years, with a diagnosis of SAH for more than 6 months (stage 1 or 2), using antihypertensive medication (office BP less than 140/90 mmHg) and without medication change for at least 2 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

* For the study population, individuals who have less than 60% adherence to scheduled physical exercise sessions will be excluded during the study.
* Individuals who change or discontinue their clinical and / or pharmacological treatment (with or without a prescription).

Where it's running

• Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho
  Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Awassi Y. Ngomane, Master
• Email: awassiyn@gmail.com
• Phone: +5511985678113

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.