NCT06035094Completed
An Exercise Intervention to Improve Overall Brain Health
An Exercise Intervention to Improve Overall Brain Health: PEDAL (Physical Education for an Active Lifestyle) Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effects of 10 weeks of exercise on overall brain health, reduction in blood pressure, and the number of blood vessels in the back of the eyes in patients with hypertension and have a body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * To test the effect of moderate vs intensive exercise on Brain Care Score outcomes. * To ascertain the differential impact of moderate vs high intensity exercise in reducing hypertension and its downstream effects.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 35 (actual)
- First submitted
- 6 Sept 2023
- Start date
- 23 Jan 2024
- Primary completion date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Diseases
- Obesity, High blood pressure
- NCT number
- NCT06035094
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 35
- From 23 Jan 2024 to the primary completion date, 12 Jan 2026
- 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
- do not have hypertension
Other
- weight over 300 lbs
- unable to pass the fitness evaluation
- BMI less than 25kg/m2
Who the study is looking for
- diagnosed with hypertension
- have a body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2
- are between the ages of 35-65 years old
- access to a smart phone that allows installation of 2 two applications that record your workouts
- pass a fitness evaluation.
Age in the registry: 35 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Save your city in your profile to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Birmingham | United States | Unknown status |
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