Status:
COMPLETED
WalkMore Walking Interventions for Overweight/Obese Postmenopausal Women
Lead Sponsor:
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
American Heart Association
Conditions:
Postmenopausal Disorder
Blood Pressure
Eligibility:
FEMALE
45-74 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The WalkMore study will help find out how walking interventions can help overweight/obese postmenopausal women with increased risk of cardiovascular disease lower their blood pressure.
Detailed Description
Baseline assessment, then a three month intervention or control condition, followed by another assessment at the end of the study. Participants will be screened for blood pressure, height, weight, and...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Woman between 45-74 years of age
- Have not had a menstrual period for at least 12 months
- Are not regularly physically active (self-reported non-exerciser for previous 6 months)
- Have a body mass index (BMI) between 25-45 kg/m2
- Have high normal blood pressure or (systolic pressure of 130-179 mmHg or a diastolic pressure of 85-99 mmHg)
- Not limited in your ability to walk
- Understand these criteria
- Are willing to provide informed consent
- Willing to be randomized to either type of walking intervention or a control group being studied, and are willing to follow the protocol for the group to which they have been assigned
Exclusion
- Have a past history and/or physical examination or laboratory findings of a medical condition including (but not limited to):
- Have any medical condition or disease that is life-threatening or that can interfere with or be aggravated by exercise
- Have been diagnosed with diabetes
- Blood pressure is greater than 179 mmHg systolic or 99 mmHg diastolic.
- Participating in another research study which may effect the results of WalkMore
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
115 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01519583
Start Date
May 1 2012
End Date
March 1 2016
Last Update
September 15 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70808