Physical Therapy for Hypertensive Elderly

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Physical therapy for hipertensive elderly: effects in the physical activity and exercise adherence. Introduction: The arterial hypertension (AH) is a clinical syndrome characterized by blood pressure ≥ 140/90mmHg. Practical of physical activity (PA) and/or physical exercise (PE) is one of the modalities of not farmacological treatment. Hypertensive aged not adhere to this recommendation for presenting factors that make it difficult this practical. Objective: to verify if physical therapy (PT) treatment can improve the AF and EF adhesion of hypertensive aged. Methods: The sample was composed by 43 hypertensive aged of Arterial Hypertensive League of the Federal University of Goiás. Of these, 30 had remained in the study and had been randomized in study group (SG) (16 patients) and control group (CG) (14 patients). SG was submitted of the PT treatment and participated of educative meetings, the CG only participated of the meetings. To evaluate adhesion to the AF was used the pedometer and EF was used a questionnaire of open and closed questions, six minute walk test (6'WT) and ergometric test (ET).

Official Title
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Physical Therapy for Hipertensive Elderly: Effects in the Physical Activity and Exercise Adherence

Conditions
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Hypertension

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Physical Therapy and education meetings
* Other: education meetings


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: age or over 60 years, both sexes, regular frequency of hypertension league; practice of physical exercise irregular or absent (reported by professionals objectively on the record)and signature of informed consent. - Exclusion Criteria: participate in another research project; refuse to sign the informed consent.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 60 Years
Maximum Age: 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Study group<br> | Other: Physical Therapy and education meetings<br>* Physical therapy was realized three two times per week and education meeting every fifteen days<br>|
| Active Comparator: Control group<br> | Other: education meetings<br>* This group only participed of education meeting (every fifteen days)<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| to verify if physical therapy (PT) treatment can improve the AF and EF adhesion of hypertensive aged |  | nine months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| To evaluate adhesion to the AF was used the pedometer and EF was used a questionnaire of open and closed questions, six minute walk test (6'WT) and ergometric test (ET) |  | Nine months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Physical therapy, hypertension, aged, exercise, Physical exercise, Physical activity