Resistant Hypertension and Physical Activity Performed in a Heated Pool
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Resistant to Conventional Therapy
- Interventions
- Other: exercise
- Registration Number
- NCT01863082
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
- Brief Summary
patients with resistant hypertension will be submitted to an exercise protocol in a heated pool for three months
- Detailed Description
pacient´s blood pressure behavior will be compared before and after intervention
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 28
Inclusion Criteria
- patients with uncontrolled blood pressure despite concurrent use of 3 antihypertensive agents, including a diuretic, or the need for more than 3 medications to control blood pressure
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Exclusion Criteria
- poor adherence to the treatment
- obesity
- diabetes
- smokers
- secondary causes of hypertension
- motor disabilities to perform the training
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description exercise exercise the patients will be submitted to an exercise protocol
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method blood pressure value Change from Baseline in Blood Pressure at 3 months participants will be followed for the duration of the exercise protocol, an expected average of 12 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Heart Institute of São Paulo University Medical School
🇧🇷São Paulo, Brazil