Physical Therapy for Hypertensive Elderly

Physical Therapy for Hipertensive Elderly: Effects in the Physical Activity and Exercise Adherence

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00611364

Enrollment

Registered

2008-02-08

Start date

2004-03-31

Completion date

2005-12-31

Last updated

2008-10-20

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Conditions

Hypertension

Keywords

Physical therapy, hypertension, aged, exercise, Physical exercise, Physical activity

Brief summary

Physical therapy for hipertensive elderly: effects in the physical activity and exercise adherence. Introduction: The arterial hypertension (AH) is a clinical syndrome characterized by blood pressure ≥ 140/90mmHg. Practical of physical activity (PA) and/or physical exercise (PE) is one of the modalities of not farmacological treatment. Hypertensive aged not adhere to this recommendation for presenting factors that make it difficult this practical. Objective: to verify if physical therapy (PT) treatment can improve the AF and EF adhesion of hypertensive aged. Methods: The sample was composed by 43 hypertensive aged of Arterial Hypertensive League of the Federal University of Goiás. Of these, 30 had remained in the study and had been randomized in study group (SG) (16 patients) and control group (CG) (14 patients). SG was submitted of the PT treatment and participated of educative meetings, the CG only participated of the meetings. To evaluate adhesion to the AF was used the pedometer and EF was used a questionnaire of open and closed questions, six minute walk test (6'WT) and ergometric test (ET).

Interventions

OTHERPhysical Therapy and education meetings

Physical therapy was realized three two times per week and education meeting every fifteen days

OTHEReducation meetings

This group only participed of education meeting (every fifteen days)

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

60 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* age or over 60 years, * both sexes, * regular frequency of hypertension league; * practice of physical exercise irregular or absent (reported by professionals objectively on the record)and signature of informed consent. -

Exclusion criteria

* participate in another research project; * refuse to sign the informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
to verify if physical therapy (PT) treatment can improve the AF and EF adhesion of hypertensive aged	nine months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate adhesion to the AF was used the pedometer and EF was used a questionnaire of open and closed questions, six minute walk test (6'WT) and ergometric test (ET)	Nine months

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026