The effect of Resistance Training on elderly women with High Blood Pressure

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Essential Hypertension; C14.907.489.165

• Registration Number: RBR-8bpt29
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-05-06
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Age between 60 and 75 years; physically inactive for at least 6 months; medical diagnosis of hypertension; using antihypertensive medication; no previous history of severe cardiovascular disease or cardiovascular events; no osteomioarticular lesions that limit the ability to exercise; without estrogen replacement therapy

Exclusion Criteria

Smoker; diagnosis of diabetes

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assess ambulatory blood pressure 24 hours, verified by the ambulatory blood pressure device, which was programmed to measure blood pressure every 15 minutes during awakening and every 30 minutes during sleep, based on the observation of a minimum of 16 and 8 blood pressure measurements during waking and sleeping periods, respectively

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Determine the blood pressure load through the percentage of readings that exceed normal blood pressure values during periods of wakefulness and sleep.