Post-exercise Hot Water Immersion to Improve Overnight Blood Pressure

Launched by PROVIDENCE COLLEGE · Mar 28, 2024

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This clinical trial is exploring whether soaking your legs in a hot bath after exercise can help lower blood pressure during sleep for people with elevated blood pressure. The researchers want to find out if exercise, a hot leg bath, or a combination of both can improve blood pressure levels and heart health. They will conduct four different tests: participants will either walk for 30 minutes followed by a lukewarm or hot leg bath, take a hot leg bath without exercising, or have a day with no exercise or bath. By comparing these different situations, the researchers hope to see how each treatment affects blood pressure and heart function.

To participate, individuals should be between the ages of 65 and 74 or 18 and 262, have resting blood pressure above 120/80 mmHg, and be able to walk for 30 minutes on a treadmill. However, people who have a diagnosis of high blood pressure, are taking blood pressure medications, or have a history of heat-related illnesses cannot join the study. This trial is not yet recruiting participants, but it's an important step in understanding how simple lifestyle changes might improve heart health for those with higher blood pressure.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • resting blood pressure \>120/80 mmHg; measured at screening visit
• • BMI between 18-39.9
• • capable of walking 30 min at a moderate intensity on a treadmill
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • diagnosed hypertension
• • taking antihypertensive medications
• • history of heat injury or heat illness