Effects of Isometric Exercises on Balance, Heart Rate, Pulse Ox and Blood Pressure
| Status: | Not yet recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | November 2015 |
| End Date: | November 2017 |
| Contact: | Stuart Fife, DPT |
| Phone: | 912.644.5300 |
Determine the effects repeated isometric exercises have on balance, blood pressure, heart
rate and pulse ox. Another outcome measure will be a mental speed test (how quickly a
subject can process information and make decisions based upon that information).
rate and pulse ox. Another outcome measure will be a mental speed test (how quickly a
subject can process information and make decisions based upon that information).
Subjects will complete a mental speed test and will undergo Computerized Dynamic
Posturography (CDP) testing using the modified Clinical Testing of Sensory Integration in
Balance (mCTSIB) protocol: the subjects will be required to stand on a hard or compliant
surface (a 4" tall foam cushion of known mechanical properties) in a comfortable posture,
feet shoulder width, with eyes open or closed, head straight and arms to the side and free
to move, gazing forward, and breathing normally. Immediately prior to the CDP testing,
subjects will have their heart rate, blood pressure and pulse Ox measured. These will
constitute the baseline information.
Subjects will then be divided into two groups: the isometric exercise group (they will be
instructed to perform specific isometric exercises three times a week, for the next 8 weeks)
and the control group (no exercises will be prescribe to them).
The same testing procedure indicated above will be followed at the end of the 8 weeks. The
mental speed test, CDP testing, heart rate, blood pressure and pulse Ox will constitute the
follow-up information.
Posturography (CDP) testing using the modified Clinical Testing of Sensory Integration in
Balance (mCTSIB) protocol: the subjects will be required to stand on a hard or compliant
surface (a 4" tall foam cushion of known mechanical properties) in a comfortable posture,
feet shoulder width, with eyes open or closed, head straight and arms to the side and free
to move, gazing forward, and breathing normally. Immediately prior to the CDP testing,
subjects will have their heart rate, blood pressure and pulse Ox measured. These will
constitute the baseline information.
Subjects will then be divided into two groups: the isometric exercise group (they will be
instructed to perform specific isometric exercises three times a week, for the next 8 weeks)
and the control group (no exercises will be prescribe to them).
The same testing procedure indicated above will be followed at the end of the 8 weeks. The
mental speed test, CDP testing, heart rate, blood pressure and pulse Ox will constitute the
follow-up information.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy individuals
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any pathology preventing the subject to safely perform the isometric exercises (the
clinician enrolling the subjects will make the decision)
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