Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training for Lowering Blood Pressure and Improving Endothelial Function in Postmenopausal Women: Comparison With "Standard of Care" Aerobic Exercise
NCT05000515
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
High blood pressure (BP) is the major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and related health conditions, particularly among postmenopausal (PM) women. In adults age ≥50 years this risk is primarily driven by above-normal systolic BP (SBP ≥120 mmHg), as diastolic BP plateaus, then decreases in older adulthood. Although SBP is lower in premenopausal women vs. age-matched men, SBP reaches, then surpasses men after age 60. As such, >75% of PM women in the U.S.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Aging
- Blood Pressure
- Endothelial Dysfunction
- Hypertension
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 50 years and older
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- January 14, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Colorado · 1
- Integrative Physiology of Aging Laboratory · Boulder, CO
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.