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Effect of mat Pilates on the blood pressure at rest and quality of life in persons with high blood pressure

Efficacy of Mat Pilates on the resting blood pressure, health related quality of life in patients with systemic hypertension - a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/07/035002
Enrollment
120
Registered
2021-07-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: I10- Essential (primary) hypertension

Interventions

Intervention1: Mat Pilates: Mat Pilates is a form of Pilates exercise performed on floor mats. The exercises will be administered three times per week for 12 weeks. Each session will be for 60 minutes

Sponsors

Nivedita S Prabhu
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Newly physician diagnosed and all participants with well controlled systemic arterial hypertension receiving antihypertensive drug therapy. 2)Systemic Hypertension Prehypertension (systolic blood pressure > 130 mm Hg - 80 mm Hg - 89 mm Hg)12 Stage 1 (systolic blood pressure >140 - 159 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure > 90 - 99 mm Hg)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Stage 2 hypertension â?? systolic blood pressure >160 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure >100mm Hg12 2)Accelerated hypertension/Hypertensive crisis 3)Any change of antihypertensive drug regime (dosage) during the study period. 4)Current h/o Cardiac Arrhythmias (on external or internal pacing devices, Implanted Cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)) 5)Pregnancy and Lactation 6)Known h/o valvular heart disease (aortic, mitral, tricuspid, pulmonic) 7)Known h/o malignancy â?? on previous or current chemotherapy, radiation therapy 8)Known c/o acute renal insufficiency 9)Known h/o neurological disease 10)Known h/o arterial aneurysms 11)Known case of musculoskeletal trauma with disability 12)Known h/o of vertigo 13)Inability to comprehend and follow instructions for the Mat Pilates exercises

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1)Resting arterial systolic and diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 2)Central Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 3)Central Pulse pressure (mm Hg) 4)Mean Arterial pressure (mm Hg) Timepoint: Baseline - Day 0 (Week 1) Post - Day 90 (Week 12)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1)World Health Organization BREF Health Related Quality of Life (WHO BREF questionnaire scores) 2)Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) 3)Left ventricular end diastolic volume (ml) Timepoint: Baseline - Day 0 (Week 1) Post - Day 90 (Week 12)

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shivashankara KN

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education

shi.sha@manipal.edu

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026