Anti-hypertensive Therapy and Exercise Treatment to Improve Vascular Health in Patients With Hypertension.

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorHeinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf

About this trial

This is a prospective, monocentric, randomized controlled trial to investigate the effect of anti-hypertensive treatment and/or individualized exercise training intervention on blood pressure and vascular health. Furthermore the investigators want to decipher mechanisms, which contribute to vascular health by analyzing changes in metabolism and cell function in relation to vascular reaction.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

no written informed consent

age <18 years

isolated diastolic hypertension

medical contraindications for the exercise treatment (for example orthopedic problems or an abnormal ECG during the cardio respiratory exercise test)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Individualized exercise therapy
  • Lifestyle recommendations

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups