Effects of stretching intervention on cold sensitivity and arterial stiffness

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Middle-aged and older adults

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000047674
• Lead Sponsor: Ritsumeikan University

Brief Summary

The femoral-ankle pulse wave velocity (an index of peripheral arterial stiffness) significantly decreased in the intervention group but did not change in the control group. However, the brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity as an index of systemic arterial stiffness and the carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity as an index of central arterial stiffness did not change in either group.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-05-07
• Study Completion: 2022-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 14

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1) Patients with obesity due to adrenal diseases 2) Patients with cardiovascular diseases 3) Patients with hepatic dysfunction 4) Patients with renal dysfunction (serum creatinine level: 3.0mg/dl or higher) 5) Pregnant or plans to become pregnant during the study period 6) Patients with limited exercise therapy 7) Others who judged inappropriate by the examining physician

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effects of 4 weeks of stretching on cold sensitivity and arterial stiffness