Tokyo, Feb. 28 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060778) titled 'Effects of a stretching intervention on blood pressures in middle-aged and older adults' on Feb. 27.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Parallel
Randomization - Randomized
Blinding - Open -but assessor(s) are blinded
Control - No treatment
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Ritsumeikan University
Condition:
Condition - Middle-aged and older men and women aged 50-80 years
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the daily frequency of habitual stretching (once vs. twice per day) on blood pressures in middle-aged and older adults.
Basic objectives2 - Efficacy
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - Sedentary control group
Interventions/Control_2 - Once-daily stretching group
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - 50
years-old
=
Gender - Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria - Middle-aged and older men and women aged 50-80 years who did not meet any of the exclusion criteria will be selected.
Key exclusion criteria - 1) Subjects with serious illnesses that contraindicate stretching exercise (cardiovascular disease, renal failure, severe obesity, orthopedic disorders, etc.)
2) Subjects who are visiting a hospital or taking medication for psychiatric disorders such as depression
3) Subjects with a pacemaker
4) Subjects deemed unsuitable for participation in this study by the principal investigator or research staff
Target Size - 60
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Open public recruiting
Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 08 Month 18 Day
Date of IRB - 2025 Year 10 Month 27 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 10 Month 28 Day
Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 02 Month 27 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069499
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