Impacts of 12 Weeks of Resistance Band Exercise Training on Body Composition, Aging-related Hormones, and Blood Pressure in Postmenopausal Women With Hypertension
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Pusan National University
- Enrollment
- 20
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- estradiol
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study was to examine the impacts of a 12-week resistance band exercise program on body composition, aging-related hormones, and blood pressure in postmenopausal women with stage 1 hypertension. Twenty postmenopausal women with hypertension participated in this study. Participants were randomly allocated into the resistance band training group (EX, n = 10) or the control group (CON, n = 10). The EX group performed a resistance band exercise training program at jump rope training program at 40-70% of their heart rate reserve (HRR) 5 days/week for 12 weeks (sessions 60 minutes in duration). The CON group did not participate in any exercise, dietary, or behavioral intervention. Body composition, aging-related hormones (growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor 1, dehydroepiandrosterone, and estradiol), and blood pressure were measured before and after the 12-weeks study.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •postmenopausal
- •hypertensive
- •sedentary (no regular exercise training or physical activity within previous year)
Exclusion Criteria
- •premenopausal
- •renal, pulmonary, and/or heart disease
- •regularly physically active
Arms & Interventions
Control group
No exercise intervention
Intervention: No exercise intervention group (Other)
Resistance band exercise intervention
Exercise intervention group (resistance band exercise training for 12 weeks, 5x per week, for 60 minutes per day).
Intervention: Resistance band exercise intervention (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
estradiol
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Estradiol levels were measured pre- and post-exercise in picograms per milliliter (pg/mL)
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Won-mok son
Principal Investigator
Pusan National University