Teens with hypertension: what keeps them from being active?
NCT ID NCT05461989
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at 66 teens aged 10-19 with high blood pressure to find out what stops them from being physically active. Researchers used three surveys to measure barriers, expectations, and home environment. The goal is to use this information to create better support for these teens.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help design better programs to encourage physical activity in teens with high blood pressure.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study using surveys, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all teens.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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66 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- 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.
Who is studied
adolescent primary and secondary hypertension patients
- Ages
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10 to 19 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
For Primary Hypertension Inclusion Criteria: * Being 10-19 years old, * Being diagnosed with primary hypertension, * Being clinically stable and no drug/drug dose changes for the last four weeks, * Determined to be voluntary to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Having a neurological, cognitive or orthopedic disease that will affect the measurements, * Severe respiratory system disease (FEV1 \<35%; FVC \<50%), * Having acute infection, * Having malignancy, * Receiving hormone replacement therapy, * Body mass index \>40 kg/m², * Ejection fraction less than 50%, * Having uncontrolled hypertension, * Individuals with diabetes will not be included in the study. For Secondary Hypertension Inclusion Criteria: * Being 10-19 years old, * Being diagnosed with secondary hypertension, * Being clinically stable and no drug/drug dose changes for the last four weeks, * Not being under high-dose glucocorticoid therapy (2 mg/kg/day), * Not taking intravenous biologic or conventional immunosuppressive therapy (including pulsed steroids) in the past month * Determined to be voluntary to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Having a neurological, cognitive or orthopedic disease that will affect the measurements, * Severe respiratory system disease (FEV1 \<35%; FVC \<50%), * Having acute infection, * Having malignancy, * Receiving hormone replacement therapy, * Body mass index \>40 kg/m², * Ejection fraction less than 50%, * Having uncontrolled hypertension, * Individuals with diabetes will not be included in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hacettepe University
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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