The Effects of Dietary Salt on Post-exercise Hypotension

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Blood Pressure, Post-Exercise Hypotension

In brief

The new American Heart Association (AHA) blood pressure guidelines are expected to raise the prevalence of high blood pressure to \~46% in the United States. One recommendation for lowering blood pressure is aerobic exercise, which produces a period of lowered blood pressure (post-exercise hypotension; PEH) that lasts up to 24 hours. It is believed that PEH may be responsible for the observations of lowered blood pressure following initiation of exercise. However, most Americans eat too much salt, which expands plasma volume and may prevent PEH, rending aerobic exercise ineffective in improving blood pressure status.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03565653

Run by

University of Delaware

People needed

20

Starts

2018-05-01

Expected to finish

2019-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Recreationally active

You may not qualify if…

• high blood pressure (>140/90 mmHg)
• history of cardiovascular disease
• history of cancer
• history of diabetes
• history of kidney disease
• obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2)
• smoking or tobacco use
• current pregnancy
• nursing mothers
• communication barriers

Where it is running

• Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware — Newark, Delaware, United States

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