NCT02458456

Isometric Handgrip Exercise for Blood Pressure Management

Isometric Handgrip Exercise for Blood Pressure Management. A Randomized, Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of New England, Australia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this project is to conduct a randomised controlled trial to assess the effect of performing isometric exercise using a handgrip dynamometer on blood pressure.

Detailed description

Recent meta-analyses suggest isometric resistance training (IRT) may be superior to aerobic exercise for lowering blood pressure. A randomised controlled study will be conducted with participants who are either pre-hypertensive, blood pressure between 120/80 and 140/90, or on medication to control their blood pressure. Previous studies have utilised a sedentary control so we intend to use a sham group to determine if it can be used as a working control for future studies.

Conditions

• Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Isometric resistance training	Isometric exercise using a hand dynamometer.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-08-01
• Primary completion: 2016-11-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2015-06-01
• Last updated: 2020-12-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Australia