Concurrent validity of the Sit-up test for assessing orthostatic changes in hemodynamics in healthy adults
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- Conditions
- Healthy adults
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000039179
- Lead Sponsor
- Shinshu University
- Brief Summary
There were significant correlations between the tests for orthostatic changes in systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate. Compared to the head-up tilt test, the sit-up test showed the smaller decrease in systolic blood pressure, the larger increase in diastolic blood pressure, and the smaller increase in heart rate during testing.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 18
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1.Limited range of motion and/or pain that affect the sit-up and head-up tilt tests 2.Neurologic conditions and/or spinal cord injury 3.Uncontrolled hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus 4.Inappropriate patients due to other reasons
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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