Healthy
Conditions
Keywords
Blood pressure, Isometric exercise
Brief summary
A total of 58 participants were selected and divided into two groups equally, namely, elderly, and young groups with the age groups of 60-80 years and 20-30 years, respectively. The Heart Rate (HR), Respiratory Rate (RR), Blood Pressure (BP), Oxygen Saturation (SaO2), and Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) for each participant were assessed before and after the treatment session.
Detailed description
The elderly participants in the experimental group and the young participants in the control group underwent a single session of 5-minute quadriceps isometric exercise. The participant was asked to take rest of 10 minutes before performing the exercise. After that, the exercise was performed from a long-sitting position.
Interventions
OTHERExercises
The elderly participants in the experimental group underwent a single session of 5-minute quadriceps isometric exercise. The participant was asked to take a rest of 10 minutes before performing the exercise. After that, the exercise was performed from a long-sitting position.
OTHERYoung isometric exercise
The young participants in the experimental group underwent a single session of 5-minute quadriceps isometric exercise. The participant was asked to take a rest of 10 minutes before performing the exercise. After that, the exercise was performed from a long-sitting position.
Sponsors
Salameh Aldaja
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* The inclusion criteria were normotensive males and females in the above age groups.
Exclusion criteria
* Participants with a chronic history of alcohol, smoking, resting tachycardia (\>100 beats per min), hypertension, history of any other cardiovascular disorders, any peripheral vascular disease, those on a regular exercise program, and uncooperative participants.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blood Pressure (BP) | Change from baseline blood pressure at 1 day | Both systolic and diastolic blood pressures were measured by a trained physiotherapist in the right upper arm using an appropriate-sized cuff at the baseline and the end of the intervention using an automated Dinamap MPS Select device (Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Respiratory Rate (RR) | Change from baseline respiratory rate at 1 day | Respiratory rate was assessed by visually observe for 30 seconds and multiply observed breaths by 2 to obtain breaths per minute (BPM). |
| Oxygen Saturation (SaO2) | Change from baseline oxygen saturation at 1 day | Oxygen saturation was recorded using a finger pulse oximeter. The sensor was placed on the right index finger, and the values were recorded after at least two minutes. |
| Heart Rate (HR) | Change from baseline heart rate at 1 day | Heart rate was recorded using a finger pulse oximeter. The sensor was placed on the right index finger, and the values were recorded after at least two minutes. |
| Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) | Change from baseline mean arterial pressure at 1 day | Mean arterial pressure was calculated MAP as diastolic blood pressure (DBP) + 1/3 \[systolic blood pressure (SBP) - DBP\]. |
Countries
Jordan
Outcome results
None listed