Simple handgrip workout may tame blood pressure in artery disease patients
NCT ID NCT03663777
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether doing handgrip exercises for 12 weeks can lower blood pressure in people with peripheral artery disease (PAD). Researchers will split 30 participants into two groups: one does handgrip training, the other is encouraged to be more active. Blood pressure and heart health will be measured before and after the program.
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Study facts
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- 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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2018
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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45 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Women in post-menopause phase without hormone replacement therapy * Ankle-brachial index \<0.90 * Not severe obese (≥ 35kg/m2) * Not present amputation in the limbs * Have blood pressure levels lower than 160mmHg for systolic and 105mmHg for diastolic Exclusion Criteria: * patients will only be excluded if they make any medication changes before completing the intervention period or present any health problems that prevent physical activity.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
COMPLETEDSão Paulo, São Paulo, 05652-900, Brazil
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Universidade Nove de Julho
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, São Paulo, 01525-000, Brazil
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