Study Title: Using the Immediate Blood Pressure Benefits of Exercise to Improve Exercise Adherence: A Pilot Study
Do you think you have high blood pressure? You may qualify to participate in a study of how exercise training affects your blood pressure.
You may qualify if you are:
18 years of age or older
-a non-smoker
-think you have elevated blood pressure
-currently exercise less than 2 days per week
Study Details:
Eligible individuals will receive two free exercise stress tests, regular blood pressure measurements, supervised exercise training (Hartford or Storrs), and financial compensation ($100)
Principal Investigator: Linda S. Pescatello, PhD, FACSM
Study Coordinator: Amanda Zaleski, Department of Kinesiology | amanda.zaleski@uconn.edu
IRB PRotocol: This study was approved by the UConn IRB, Protocol #H15-277
For more information, contact: Amanda Zaleski, MS at 860-972-3454/amanda.zaleski@uconn.edu