Wall squats at home could be the new way to lower blood pressure

NCT ID NCT07213479

Disease control Sponsor: Northumbria University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tests whether doing wall squats at home, along with lifestyle advice, is a practical and acceptable way for people with high blood pressure to manage their condition. Seventy adults with hypertension will do supervised wall squat exercises three times a week for 12 weeks, then continue on their own for another 12 weeks. Researchers will track blood pressure and interview participants to see if the program works and is easy to stick with.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: isometric exercise and lifestyle change advice
What this could lead to: If successful, this could provide a simple, home-based exercise strategy to help people manage high blood pressure without medication changes.
What could go wrong: This is a small feasibility study (70 people) with no control group, so it cannot prove the exercise actually lowers blood pressure. Results may not apply to everyone with hypertension.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 70 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 2026

Expected to finish

Feb 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of Arterial Hypertension (AH) in accordance with NICE guidelines. * Under pharmacological treatment for AH with antihypertensive drug, type and dose maintained for the previous four months. * Blood Pressure with values \<180 and \<110 mmHg for office systolic and diastolic BP, respectively. * Not currently engaged in any structured or supervised exercise training programme, including resistance, aerobic, or isometric exercise, defined as planned exercise performed ≥2 times per week at moderate or greater intensity, for at least three months prior to enrolment. Participants may engage in habitual physical activity; however, those meeting current physical activity recommendations (≥150 min·week-¹ of moderate-intensity or ≥75 min·week-¹ of vigorous-intensity activity, or an equivalent combination) will be excluded. Physical activity levels will be ascertained using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). * Written informed consent provided. Exclusion Criteria: * Body mass index \>35 kg/m2. * Presence of cardiovascular disease beyond hypertension. * Known orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, or neurological conditions that restrain isometric exercise execution. * Presence of secondary hypertension * Inability to follow verbal instructions or complete study protocol

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiovascular disorder hypertensive disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Hypertension (HTN)

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Wall squats at home could be the new way to lower blood pressure

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