A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effects of Arm-swing Exercise and Low Sodium Intake Education Program with Low Sodium Intake Education Alone on Blood pressure, Heart rate and Cardiorespiratory fitness in Postmenopausal women with Prehypertension.

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effects of Arm-swing Exercise and Low Sodium Intake Education Program with Low Sodium Intake Education Alone on Blood pressure, Heart rate and Cardiorespiratory fitness in Postmenopausal women with Prehyp

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20170718001

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2017-07-18

Start date

2015-12-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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

Conditions

postmenopausal women with prehypertension who do not take any anti hypertensive drugs arm swing exercise&#44

Interventions

arm swing exercise protocol 3&#45

5 day/week&#44

at least 30 mins/day&#44

during 12 week by determining as Moderate intensity level plus low sodium intake education ,participants recieved low sodium intake education alone

Experimental Behavioral,Experimental No treatment

arm swing exercise protocal plus low sodium intake education,cotrol group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

45 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: postmenopausal women who have systolic blood pressure of 120-139 mmHg and /or diastolic blood pressure of 80-89 mmHg for at least two times measuring and recorded in their medical record before entering the study,Being not treated with type of antihypertensive medications,achieved on Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), communicated by Thai language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Being physical barriers to participate in the intervention or have specific condition such as post surgical operation of breast cancer,getting chronic inflammation at shoulder or arm,Being able to cooperate in the training program less than 80 % of training period.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
blood pressure and pulse rate 0,3,6 months Autometric upper arm blood pressure monitors,cardiorespiratory fitness 0,3,6 months estimated VO2 max	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
N/A N/A N/A	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactSukanya Tantiprasoplap

Chulalongkorn university

tanti97@gmail.com0814985773

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effects of Arm&#45;swing Exercise and Low Sodium Intake Education Program with Low Sodium Intake Education Alone on Blood pressure&#44; Heart rate and Cardiorespiratory fitness in Postmenopausal women with Prehypertension.