Blood flow restriction cycling enhances post exercise hypotension in hypertensive subjects – a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00015080

Enrollment

Registered

2018-07-12

Start date

2018-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

I10

Interventions

Group 1: 15 min training on the bike ergometer at 40%VO2Peak with BFR-cuffs set at 70% of the occlusion pressure Group 2: 45 min training on the bike ergometer at 40%VO2Peak

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

35 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: diagnosed hypertension (essentiel), all medical settings, low to moderate fitness level

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Sportive restriction by treating physician, diabetes, abnomalities in resting- or stress-ECG according to Hollmann und Strüder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
VO2Peak is determined on the upright bike using the WHO protocol and a respiratory gas analysis. Maximum heart rate is recorded during performance diagnistics via 12-channel-ECG. Resting blood pressure and heart rate are measured with an automatic measuring device before training. Occlusion pressure is determined via ultra sound.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Training heart rate, blood pressure, and resting heart rate measured up to 30 min after exercise	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFrederik Eikens

Deutsche Sporthochschule in Köln

bluthochdruck-studie@gmx.de0221/4982-5240

Outcome results

None listed

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