NCT03780309

Postexercise Hypotension and Exercise Adherence

Completed NA Last updated 13 May 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Exercise Self-Monitoring in Hypertension in 24 participants. Completed in 29 May 2018.

Timeline

28 October 2016

Primary endpoint
1 May 2018

29 May 2018

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Connecticut
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	24
Start date	28 October 2016
Primary completion	1 May 2018
Estimated completion	29 May 2018

Drugs / interventions tested

• Exercise Self-Monitoring
• Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring

Conditions studied

• Hypertension — all drugs for Hypertension →

Sponsor

University of Connecticut

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Hypertension. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Sedentary (n=24) adults ≥18 yr with elevated BP to established hypertension were enrolled into this randomized clinical trial entitled, 'Blood Pressure UtiLizing Self-Monitoring after Exercise study or PULSE'. Participants were randomly assigned to either an exercise only (EXERCISE; n=12) or exercise plus BP self-monitoring (EXERCISE+PEH) (n=12) group. All participants participated in a 12 wk supervised moderate intensity aerobic exercise training program 40 min/d for 3 d/wk. In addition, they were encouraged to exercise at home ≥30 min/d for 1-2 d/wk. All participants self-monitored exercise with a traditional calendar recording method and heart rate (HR) monitor. In addition to traditional exercise self-monitoring (EXERCISE), individuals in the EXERCISE+PEH group were given a home BP monitor to assess home BP twice daily (in the morning upon awakening and in the evening) and prior to and after voluntary home exercise sessions. Resting BP, peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak), physical activity, dietary and salt intake, and antihypertensive medication adherence were measured before and after the 12 wk supervised exercise training program. In addition, integrated social-cognitive predictors of exercise that included questionnaires on exercise self-efficacy, barriers self-efficacy, outcome expectations for exercise, exercise intention, and affective responses to exercise were measured before and after the 12 wk supervised exercise training program. Four weeks following the completion of exercise training, self-reported exercise levels were assessed during a telephone interview in both groups. Among EXERCISE+PEH only, self-monitoring of BP was also self-reported during this telephone interview.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Reliability and Time Course of Postexercise Hypotension during Exercise Training among Adults with Hypertension.
   Kiernan PA, Day CA, Berkowsky RS, Zaleski AL, et al · · 2024 · cited 1× · PMID 38392256 · DOI 10.3390/jcdd11020042
2. The Relationship between Postexercise Hypotension and Heart Rate Variability before and after Exercise Training.
   Cilhoroz BT, Zaleski A, Taylor B, Fernandez AB, et al · · 2023 · PMID 36826560 · DOI 10.3390/jcdd10020064