Essential (primary) Hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-arm randomized controlled clinical trial. Experimental Group: 17 sedentary hypertensive elderly individuals will perform physical training with the Pilates method, twice a week, for 16 w
b) Physical variables: flexibility, balance, right and left handgrip strength, gait, and coordination
c) Respiratory variables: maximal inspiratory pressure and maximal expiratory pressure
d) Ventilatory responses: tidal volume, pulmonary ventilation, and ventilatory reserve
e) Spirometric variables: forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in the first second, peak expiratory flow, ratio between forced expiratory volume in % of forced vital capacity, and mean forc
f) Resting cardiovascular variables: heart rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and mean arterial pressure, during wakefulness, sleep, and 24-hour periods
g) Psychobiological variables: sleep quality and quality of life.
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Physio&Pilates Guarujá LTDA
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Hypertensive elderly individuals with a medical report; of both genders; Hypertension controlled by medication; sedentary; with medical clearance to practice physical exercises; without injuries that compromise the training program; who agree to volunteer for the research
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Elderly individuals with medication changes during the experimental period; with an attendance rate lower than 75% in the training sessions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure values in the individuals who perform the physical training with the Pilates method when compared both with the pre-experimental period values and with the control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find an improvement in anthropometric variables, such as body mass, body mass index, abdominal circumference, waist circumference, hip circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio, in the individuals who perform the physical training with the Pilates method when compared both with the pre-experimental period values and with the control group.;It is expected to find an improvement in physical variables, such as flexibility, balance, right and left handgrip strength, gait, and coordination, in the individuals who perform the physical training with the Pilates method when compared both with the pre-experimental period values and with the control group.;It is expected to find an improvement in respiratory variables, such as maximal inspiratory pressure and maximal expiratory pressure, in the individuals who perform the physical training with the Pilates method when compared both with the pre-experimental period values and with the control group.;It is expected to find an improvement in ventilatory variables, such as tidal volume, pulmonary ventilation, and ventilatory reserve, in the individuals who perform the physical training with the Pilates method when compared both with the pre-experimental period values and with the control group.;It is expected to find an improvement in spirometric variables, such as forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in the first second, peak expiratory flow, the ratio of forced expiratory volume in % of forced vital capacity, and mean forced expiratory flow, in the individuals who perform the physical training with the Pilates method when compared both with the pre-experimental period values and with the control group. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAlessandra Medeiros
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed