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NCT03909321Completed

Beach Tennis And Hypertension Study 2

Effect of Recreational Beach Tennis on Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Physical Fitness in Hypertensive Individuals (BAH Study)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Nov 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

No studies have investigated the chronic effects of team sports on 24 h ambulatory blood pressure and have assessed the effects of a beach tennis intervention in cardiovascular profile and physical fitness. Based on that, the investigators designed this parallel randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of beach tennis training on 24 h ambulatory blood pressure and different physical fitness parameters in individuals with hypertension. The difference between the intervention arms in mean change from baseline in 24 h, daytime and nighttime systolic and diastolic ambulatory blood pressure at 12-weeks is the primary outcome; secondary outcomes are the difference between mean change in office blood pressure as well as cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and power. The investigators anticipate that 12 weeks of beach tennis training will reduce blood pressure when compared to a non-exercising control group. Additionally, our recreational beach tennis intervention will improve all physical fitness components in comparison to the baseline values.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
42 (actual)
First submitted
8 Apr 2019
Start date
6 Feb 2023
Primary completion date
31 Dec 2023
Lead sponsor
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
NCT number
NCT03909321

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 42
  • From 6 Feb 2023 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2023
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • Underlying cardiovascular disease in the last 24 months such as acute myocardial infarction, angina, stroke or heart failure;
  • Diseases that reduce life expectancy;

Other

  • Smokers;
  • BMI \>39.9 kg/m²;
  • Diabetic proliferative retinopathy.

Who the study is looking for

  • Office blood pressure between 130-179 and 80-110 mmHg for systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respectively;
  • Non-engaged in structured exercise programs in the last 3 months before the beginning of this study;
  • Able to perform the proposed exercises.

Age in the registry: 35 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
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Porto AlegreBrazilUnknown status

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