Lifting weights to lower blood pressure: new study targets women over 50
NCT ID NCT06845514
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how different weights during resistance exercise affect blood pressure in women aged 50-70 with high blood pressure. Participants will do low-load or high-load exercises, or a non-exercise control task. Researchers will measure blood pressure changes right after exercise and over 24 hours, along with heart and blood vessel function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- resistance exercise (low vs. high load intensity)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help design better exercise programs for managing blood pressure in older women.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (36 participants) looking at short-term effects only. Results may not apply to all women or lead to long-term blood pressure control.
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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 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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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50 to 70 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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.
Inclusion Criteria: * aged 50 to 70 years; * absence of menstruation for 12 consecutive months; * normal-high resting blood pressure (120 ≤ Systolic ≤ 139 mmHg and 80 ≤ Diastolic ≤ 89 mmHg) or stage 1 hypertension (140 ≤ Systolic ≤ 159 mmHg or 90 \< Diastolic ≤ 99 mmHg); * physically inactive (\< 150 minutes of structured aerobic physical activity per week); * and not engaging in regular resistance exercise (≥ 2 sessions per week) for more than 3 months during the year. Exclusion Criteria: * orthopedic limitations or other contraindications to resistance exercise; * scheduled surgery during the study; * unstable hypertension (≥ 160/100 mmHg); * diagnosis of type 2 diabetes; * cardiovascular event in the past 6 months or sequelae preventing exercise; * and initiation of hormonal replacement therapy (\< 4 months) known to affect blood pressure.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Research Center on Aging
RECRUITINGSherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 2J7, Canada
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