AM vs PM Exercise Training

Part of paid clinical trials in East Lansing, Michigan.

Sponsor: Michigan State University
Study ID: NCT06042439
Status: Recruiting

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Conditions

Hypertension

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: FEMALE
Age: 55 Years - 80 Years
Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

6 weeks of exercise training (Pre-training) — BEHAVIORAL
handgrip and treadmill walking 4 days per week
6 weeks of exercise training (Post-training) — BEHAVIORAL
handgrip and treadmill walking 4 days per week

Study Details

The treatment of high blood pressure, or hypertension, is multifaceted and can include pharmacological therapies (i.e., medications) and lifestyle modifications such as physical activity. Chronotherapy, which describes timing of a treatment with the body's daily rhythms, has recently been used with hypertension medications and has been shown to be effective at lowering blood pressure and reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease events. Specifically, taking medications in the evening was shown to be more effective than morning medication routines. Little information is available about the effectiveness of chronotherapy combined with exercise (i.e., planned physical activity) interventions in older adults with hypertension. The purpose of this study is to examine how exercise training performed in the morning and early evening affects blood pressure and other measures of blood vessel health in postmenopausal females with hypertension.