NCT00143988

Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Response During Exercise and Sexual Activity in Normotensive and Hypertensive Volunteers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the amount of cardiac work as measured by heart rate and blood pressure during physical exertion compared to sexual activity.

Detailed description

Physical exertion will be measured by a standardized treadmill test. Sexual activity will be performed in the study subject's home with his/her spouse or regular partner. Each study subject will wear a blood pressure and heart rate monitor at home during their sexual activity and will be asked to complete a one page diary upon completion of the activity. Normotensive and subject with mild hypertension will be studied to determine if hypertensive subjects have a relatively greater increase in their blood pressure during either physical exercise or sexual activity.

Conditions

• Heart Rate
• Blood Pressure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Treadmill testing	Patients will have a exercise stress test using a Bruce protocol during which time heart rates and blood pressures will be monitored and the patient's percieved exertion level monitored and recorded
BEHAVIORAL	Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Monitoring	Patients will wear an ambulatory blood pressure monitor and an heart rate monitor during one sexual encounter.

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-05-01
• Primary completion: 2007-03-01
• Completion: 2007-03-01
• First posted: 2005-09-02
• Last updated: 2009-08-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States