Effect of home-based isometric handgrip exercise with commercially available device on blood pressure in hypertensive older adults: a randomized controlled trial
- Conditions
- Hypertensive older adults
- Registration Number
- TCTR20200817003
- Lead Sponsor
- Ratchadapiseksompotch Fund, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending (Not yet recruiting)
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 16
1. Elderly adults, aged 60 years or more.
2. Diagnosed and being treated for hypertension, whether receiving pharmacotherapy or not.
3. Maximum grip strength ranging from 10-40kg.
4. Literate and willing to join the study.
1. Resting SBP≥160 or DBP≥100.
2. Contraindicated for resistance exercise:
2.1. Recent myocardial infarction / CABG within 12weeks
2.2. Arrhythmia
2.3. Acute congestive heart failure
2.4. Unstable angina
2.5. Severe joint or muscle pain during unresisted movement
2.6. Inflammatory neuromuscular disease
3. Musculoskeletal problems preventing handgrip exercise such as
3.1. Trigger finger
3.2. Carpal tunnel syndrome
3.3. De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
3.4. Rheumatoid arthritis
3.5. Osteoarthritis of hand
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Resting systolic blood pressure 0, 8 weeks Automated digital blood pressure monitor
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Heart rate 0, 8weeks Automated digital blood pressure monitor,Handgrip strength 0, 8weeks Digital dynamometer,Resting diastolic blood pressure 0, 8weeks Automated digital blood pressure monitor