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Resistance Plus Aerobic Training Using Different Weekly Frequencies And Hypertension

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cardiovascular Diseases
Hypertension
Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Interventions
Behavioral: Combined training performed four times per week (CT4)
Behavioral: Combined training performed two times per week (CT2)
Registration Number
NCT04218903
Lead Sponsor
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Brief Summary

Combined training is a cornerstone intervention to improve functionality and to reduce blood pressure in older adults with hypertension. Acute blood pressure lowering after exercise seems to predict the extent of blood pressure reduction after chronic training interventions. Based on that, the same weekly amount of exercise performed more frequently could be more beneficial to blood pressure management. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effects of a combined exercise program performed four versus two times per week on 24-h ambulatory blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors in older individuals with hypertension.

Detailed Description

Chronic blood pressure reduction due regular exercise seems to result from the sum of the acute decreases that follows each exercise bout (i.e., post-exercise hypotension), a physiological effect associated with chronic blood pressure reduction that may predict the extent of blood pressure lowering after chronic training interventions. Based on this, the same weekly amount of exercise performed more frequently, splitting the total overload into multiple sessions, could be more beneficial for blood pressure control. Although physical exercise guidelines suggest a total weekly volume in minutes (i.e., 150 minutes per week), it's unclear if the same amount of exercise performed in different weekly frequencies could induce different blood pressure responses.

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effects of a combined exercise program performed four versus two times per week on 24-h ambulatory blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged and older individuals with hypertension. The main outcome is the change from baseline to 12 weeks of follow-up in 24-h, daytime, nighttime systolic and diastolic ambulatory blood pressure.

Secondary outcomes are the difference between mean change in office blood pressure, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and quality of life. We anticipate that at 12 weeks, combined exercise program, performed four or two times per week with equalized weekly volume/overload, will improve all outcomes in comparison to the baseline values and these improvements in blood pressure will be more pronounced in four times per week group when compared with two times per week group.

This study will be a randomized, parallel group, two-arm, superiority trial. Ninety-eight participants aged 50-80 years with a previous physician diagnosis of hypertension will be randomized to perform two or four sessions per week of combined training using the same total weekly overload. Primary outcomes will be 24-h ambulatory blood pressure; secondary outcomes will be office blood pressure, physical fitness and quality of life. The outcomes will be assessed at baseline and at the end of 12 weeks period.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
98
Inclusion Criteria

Office blood pressure between 130-179 and 80-110 mmHg for systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respectively or taking at least one antihypertensive medication

Not engaged in structured exercise programs (3 or more times per week) in the last 3 months before the study

Exclusion Criteria

Physical and muscular injuries that limit to accomplishment of the different training proposed in the study

Underlying cardiovascular disease in the last 24 months such as acute myocardial infarction, angina, stroke or heart failure

Health conditions that limit physical exercise perform, such as lung disease, valvar heart disease, renal failure

Diseases that reduce life expectancy

BMI > 39.9 kg/m²

Diabetic proliferative retinopathy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Combined Training 4 times per week (CT4)Combined training performed four times per week (CT4)The CT4 group will perform four sessions per week of combined exercise program. This intervention will last 12 weeks.
Combined Training 2 times per week (CT2)Combined training performed two times per week (CT2)The CT2 group will perform two sessions per week of combined exercise program. This intervention will last 12 weeks.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ambulatory Blood PressureChange from baseline 24-hour systolic blood pressure at 12 weeks

24h ambulatory blood pressure measured through automatic oscillometric device

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Systolic blood pressureChange from baseline office blood pressure at 12 weeks

Systolic blood pressure in mmHg measured using automatic oscillometric device

Diastolic blood pressureChange from baseline office blood pressure at 12 weeks

Diastolic blood pressure in mmHg measured using automatic oscillometric device

Cardiorespiratory fitnessChange from baseline VO2peak at 12 weeks

Oxygen consumption at peak (VO2peak) was assessed by maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Upper limbs muscle strengthChange from baseline handgrip test at 12 weeks

Performs palmar grip with the greatest possible force

Lower limbs muscle strengthChange from baseline sitting-rising test at 12 weeks

Sitting-rising test in a chair (maximum number of repetitions in 30 seconds and time to 5-repetions)

Quality of life profileChange from baseline quality of life score at 12 weeks

World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) contains 26 questions using a likert scale (scores range 1 to 5) and has been stratified in 4 domains (physical health, psychological, social relationships and environment). Higher scores mean a better outcome.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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