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Short exercise program may cut heart risk in arthritis patients

NCT ID NCT06295848

Disease control Sponsor: Kayseri City Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This completed study tested whether a 6-week cardiac rehabilitation program (aerobic and resistance exercises) could improve heart disease risk, blood pressure, and arthritis activity in 40 people with both rheumatoid arthritis and high blood pressure. Participants were randomly assigned to standard care or standard care plus the exercise program. The study measured heart risk scores, 24-hour blood pressure, and arthritis severity to see if exercise adds extra benefits.

What this could mean

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Active substance
exercise program (aerobic and resistance exercises)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to lower heart disease risk and improve blood pressure in people with rheumatoid arthritis.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercise program is short (6 weeks), and long-term benefits are unknown.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

40 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2022

Finished

Jun 2024

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a government body.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with RA according to ACR/EULAR 2010 criteria 2. Taking regular treatment for at least 1 month according to ACR/EULAR guidelines 3. Patients diagnosed with HT according to the 2018 European Society of Hypertension and European Society of Cardiology (ESH/ESC) guideline Exclusion Criteria: 1. Refusing to participate in the program 2. Severe mental disorder 3. Neurological disease or deformity in the lower extremity that would prevent the patient from using the treadmill. 4. High-risk unstable angina and all acute cardiac diseases (acute myocardial infarction, acute endocarditis, myocarditis or pericarditis) 5. Uncontrolled HT, Diabetes, cardiac arrhythmia and heart failure 6. Symptomatic severe aortic stenosis 7. Acute pulmonary embolism or pulmonary infarction and severe pulmonary hypertension

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hypertensive disorder rheumatoid arthritis

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cardiac rehabilitation Hypertension Rheumatoid arthritis

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Health Sciences University, Kayseri Medicine Faculty

    Kayseri, Kocasinan, 38080, Turkey (Türkiye)

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