Stretching or walking to lower blood pressure
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study compares stretching versus walking to see which helps lower blood pressure. It may help you learn a safe, low-cost routine to improve blood pressure if you have mildly high readings.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your blood pressure is mildly high (top number 130–159, or bottom number 85–99)
- You can walk on your own for 30 minutes
- A safety questionnaire shows you can do the study exercise safely
- If you take blood pressure medicine, your dose must be stable for at least 6 months and your target blood pressure hasn’t been reached
- You do not smoke and you are not doing high-intensity exercise 150 minutes or more per week
- You are not currently in a stretching program like yoga or pilates, and you are not pregnant or breastfeeding
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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