NCT03907384

Mat Pilates and Vascular Function in Obese Females

The Effects of Mat Pilates Training on Vascular Function in Obese Premenopausal Women With Elevated Blood Pressure

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: Marymount University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Obesity is associated with progressive decreases in arterial health and function. It is crucial to prevent or reduce the negative effects of aging on the vasculature by implementing appropriate lifestyle interventions, such as exercise training. We examined the effects of a Mat Pilates training (MPT) regimen on arterial stiffness (pulse wave velocity, PWV), blood pressure (BP), wave reflection (AIx) and endothelial function in obese premenopausal women with elevated BP.

Detailed description

Using a parallel experimental design, participants were randomly assigned to either MPT (n=14) or non-exercising control group (n=14) for 12 weeks. Participant in the MPT group trained 3 days/week . Participants' brachial to ankle PWV (baPWV), systolic and diastolic BP, AIx, plasma NO levels were measured at baseline and after 20 weeks of their assigned intervention.

Conditions

• Obese
• Elevated Blood Pressure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mat Pilates training	This group completed 12-weeks of training

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-04-01
• Primary completion: 2018-10-30
• Completion: 2018-10-30
• First posted: 2019-04-09
• Last updated: 2020-10-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States