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Post-exercise Hot Water Immersion to Improve Overnight Blood Pressure
Led by Providence College · Updated on 2025-08-11
20
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
Eligibility Criteria
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
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
1
Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02918
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Research Team
K
Kris A Monahan, PhD
CONTACT
D
Dalila G Alves
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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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