Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years - 50Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
NCT06348225

Post-exercise Hot Water Immersion to Improve Overnight Blood Pressure

Led by Providence College · Updated on 2025-08-11

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Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

78 weeks

Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether putting a participant's legs in a hot bath after exercise improves blood pressure in people with higher blood pressure. . The main questions it aims to answer are: * Whether exercise alone, hot water leg bath alone, or both treatments together cause blood pressure to be lower during sleep. * If there are any changes in heart rhythm or blood vessel health after exercise, hot water leg bath, or the two treatments together that relate to changes in blood pressure. Participants will complete four different trials: * 30 minutes of walking with a 45-minute lukewarm leg bath after * 30 minutes of walking with a 45-minute hot leg bath after * 45 minutes of a hot leg bath with no exercise * A day with no exercise or leg bath Researchers will look at heart rhythm, blood vessels, and blood pressure after each of these trials to see if there are differences, and if exercise and heat together can improve heart health more than exercise or heat alone.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Post-exercise Hot Water Immersion to Improve Overnight Blood Pressure

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years - 50Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Resting blood pressure greater than 120/80 mmHg measured at screening
  • Body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 39.9
  • Ability to walk for 30 minutes at moderate intensity on a treadmill
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Diagnosed hypertension
  • Taking antihypertensive medications
  • History of heat injury or heat illness

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Providence College

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02918

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Research Team

K

Kris A Monahan, PhD

CONTACT

D

Dalila G Alves

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

SINGLE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Purpose

PREVENTION

Number of Arms

4

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