Status:
COMPLETED
Respiratory Muscle Training and Intermittent Hypoxia: Additive Health Effects?
Lead Sponsor:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Conditions:
Pre-Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
65-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The prevalence of pre-hypertension and hypertension in the elderly is very high. Apart from medication, physical exercise training is a potential strategy to reduce blood pressure, however, the abilit...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age: 65-80 years
- Systolic blood pressure between 130-139 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure lower than 90 mmHg
- Non smoking
- Normal Body-Mass-Index (BMI): 18.5-24.9 kg·m-2
- Normal Lung Function
- Willing to adhere to the general study rules
Exclusion
- Known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse
- Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia, etc. of the participant
- Previous enrolment into the current study
- Enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent persons
- Intake of blood pressure medication
- Intake of medications affecting sleep or the performance or the respiratory, cardiovascular or neuromuscular system
- Acute or chronic illness other than prehypertension
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 29 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 4 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
14 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03313284
Start Date
September 29 2017
End Date
July 4 2018
Last Update
August 15 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Exercise Physiology Lab, Institute of Human Movement Sciences and Sport, ETH Zurich
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, 8057