Can a quick workout boost your blood vessels? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07048509
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how a single session of moderate or high-intensity exercise changes blood vessel function in healthy people and those with slightly high blood pressure. 45 adults will do three separate sessions: rest, moderate exercise, and high-intensity interval exercise. Researchers will measure artery stiffness and other vascular markers before and after each session to see which exercise type works best.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Exercise (moderate-intensity continuous and high-intensity interval training)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help tailor exercise recommendations for people with slightly high blood pressure to improve vascular health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (45 people) looking at short-term effects only. Results may not apply to everyone or predict long-term benefits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 45 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: Normotensive participants inclusion criteria: * 18 - 50 years of age, BMI \< 30, blood pressure (BP) within the optimal range according to the latest ESH guidelines (\< 120 mmHg systolic and/or \< 80 mmHg diastolic BP) * Sedentary or low active according to the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) (Armstrong \& Bull, 2006; Lim et al., 2012) * No prescribed medication and absence of chronic diseases Inclusion criteria for prehypertensive individuals: * 18 - 50 years of age, BMI \< 30 * Diagnosed prehypertension by a clinican from the Hypertension clinic, University clinical centre of Ljubljana using established criteria * Sedentary or low or moderately active according to the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) * No prescribed medication and absence of chronic diseases Exclusion Criteria: * Blood pressure out of the optimal range (normotensives) * High level of phyisical activity (moderate or high active according to GPAQ) * Hypotension * Chronic diseases * Prescribed medication * Lower extremity injury in the last six months * Menopause * Absence of normal menstrual cycle * Pregnancy * Smoking
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Ljubljana, Faculty of sport
RECRUITINGLjubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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