NCT07860437Not yet recruiting
Instructor Interpersonal Behaviours in Classical Pilates as a Pathway to Improve Blood Pressure Control and Well-being in Hypertensive Adults
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 8 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The aim of this study is to investigate, during a Classical Pilates programme with participants suffering from high blood pressure, whether supportive communication from the instructor to the participant has any effect on the impact of the practice on physiological (blood pressure) and psychological (retention, motivation, quality of life and life satisfaction) variables, compared with neutral and routine communication.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 96 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 30 Sept 2026
- Start date
- Nov 2026
- Primary completion date
- May 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Diseases
- High blood pressure
- NCT number
- NCT07860437
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 96
- From Nov 2026 to the primary completion date, May 2027
- 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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Prior treatment
- recent change in antihypertensive medication (\<4 weeks);
Other illness
- individuals with uncontrolled hypertension (SBP ≥180 or DBP ≥120 mmHg);
- unstable cardiovascular disease;
Other
- significant uncompensated musculoskeletal pathology;
- absolute contraindication to exercise;
- participation in another interventional study.
Who the study is looking for
- adults (≥18 years) with stage 1 or 2 hypertension (SBP 140-179 mmHg and/or DBP 90-119 mmHg) with confirmed diagnosis;
- stable medication regimen for ≥4 weeks;
- no regular Pilates practice in the last 6 months;
- capacity to provide informed consent.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavilhão Municipal Patrícia Sampaio - Tomar Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tomar | Portugal | Unknown status |
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