NCT07453550

The Effects of Brief Periods of Exercise on Blood Pressure

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Hartford · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

High blood pressure is a common medical condition that affects the body's arteries. It's also called hypertension. Untreated hypertension increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and other serious health problems. Exercise is a promising tool in hypertension management. Regular participation in exercise improves vascular health, heart and lung function, and multisystem health. However, the direct evidence of the treatment effects of a brief period of exercise on blood pressure in individuals with hypertension is limited. A brief period of exercise refers to an exercise protocol that only lasts for a very short period of time, such as 5-10 minutes.

Detailed description

The study will investigate both acute and long-term effects of a brief exercise on blood pressure. For the acute effect, participants will conduct a single bout of resistance exercise (leg press) with or without blood flow restriction technique. The blood pressure changes from pre- to post-exercise will be monitored. The long-term effect of exercise on blood pressure will be examined through a six to eight weeks home-based intervention program. Participants will conduct two forms of exercise, one is a clustered wall-sit exercise and the other is a scattered wall-sit exercise.

Conditions

• Hypertension (HTN)
• Pre Hypertension

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	wall-squat	the experimental group will complete the four sets of wall-squats at four different times across the day: morning, noon, afternoon, night.
BEHAVIORAL	wall-squat-tradition	The other exercise group will do 4 sets of wall squat in a continuous way.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-01
• Primary completion: 2026-12-01
• Completion: 2027-06-01
• First posted: 2026-03-06
• Last updated: 2026-03-06