Use of activity trackers to improve blood pressure in young people at risk for cardiovascular disease: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
Alexandra C BickiDivya SethCharles E McCullochFeng LinElaine KuPublished in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2024)
Among children and young adults at elevated CVD risk, the use of a physical activity tracker coupled with tailored feedback regarding their step count progress was feasible but not sustained over time. Physical activity tracker use did not have a statistically significant effect on BP after 6 months. Augmented strategies to mitigate risk in young patients at high risk for early-onset CVD should be explored. This trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03325426).
Keyphrases
- early onset
- physical activity
- young adults
- randomized controlled trial
- study protocol
- cardiovascular disease
- blood pressure
- end stage renal disease
- late onset
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- body mass index
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- clinical trial
- type diabetes
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular risk factors
- heart rate
- middle aged
- phase ii
- sleep quality
- depressive symptoms
- skeletal muscle
- blood glucose