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Morning vs. Evening Exercise for High Blood Pressure

This study is looking at whether the time of day you exercise can affect your blood pressure. It will compare 6 weeks of exercise training (handgrip and treadmill walking) done in the morning versus in the evening. The main goal is to see how these different exercise times impact your nighttime (nocturnal) systolic blood pressure after 6 weeks. You may be able to join if you are a woman between 55 and 80 years old, have high blood pressure (hypertension), and can walk without help. The study aims to enroll 79 participants, but its current status is unclear.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 79 participants to compare morning versus evening exercise training.
What's involved
You would participate in 6 weeks of pre-training exercise and 6 weeks of post-training exercise, involving handgrip and treadmill walking 4 days per week.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your nocturnal systolic blood pressure will be measured at 6 weeks.

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NCT06042439

AM vs PM Exercise Training

Recruiting
NAAges 55–80InterventionalTreatment
Michigan State University
~79 participants
Updated 2025-09-25 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:6 weeks of exercise training (Pre-training)6 weeks of exercise training (Post-training)

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Nocturnal systolic blood pressure (BP)
Measured over 6 weeks

Conditions

Hypertension

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Michigan1

Who to contact

Jill Slade, PhD
[email protected]
5178843351
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Systolic BP equal to or greater than 130 mmHg without BP medication or greater than 120 mmHg with medication and diastolic blood pressure equal to and greater than 80 mmHg
55-80 years old
Post-menopausal female
Able to walk without assistance

Exclusion

Habitually physically active defined as 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week
Overt pulmonary disease/condition as follows: chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, or pulmonary hypertension
Cardiometabolic disease/condition as follows: diabetes, heart failure, peripheral arterial disease, stroke, coronary artery disease, renal disease, secondary hypertension, chronic venous insufficiency or deep vein thrombosis within last 6 months
Cancer within last 5 years
Body mass index \>39 kg/m2
Current smoking or vape
Evening shift work
uncontrolled thyroid disorder
2 or more falls in the last year
Anemia within 3 months of enrollment
Parkinson's disease
Dementia
Unstable angina
Acute pulmonary embolus or infarction
Acute myocarditis or pericarditis
Acute aortic dissection

What this trial measures

  • Nocturnal systolic blood pressure (BP)6 weeks

    Change in systolic nocturnal BP (Pre-training - Post-training)