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ArticleSystematic reviews2022

Effect of isometric exercise on blood pressure in prehypertensive and hypertensive individuals: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Patrícia Caetano de Oliveira, Alexandre M Lehnen, Gustavo Waclawovsky

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Article in Systematic reviews, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Patrícia Caetano de OliveiraInstituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia, Av. Princesa Isabel, 395 Santana, Porto Alegre, RS, 90620-001, Brazil.
Alexandre M LehnenInstituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia, Av. Princesa Isabel, 395 Santana, Porto Alegre, RS, 90620-001, Brazil. amlehnen@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-5912-8020
Gustavo WaclawovskyInstituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia, Av. Princesa Isabel, 395 Santana, Porto Alegre, RS, 90620-001, Brazil.
Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSystemic arterial hypertension (HTN) is the leading risk factor of cardiovascular disease death. Lifestyle changes are key for the prevention and management of HTN. Regular aerobic exercise training is recommended as part of the management of HTN, and dynamic resistance exercise should be prescribed as an adjuvant to aerobic training. Recent evidence points to the potential benefits of isometric resistance training in reducing blood pressure (BP). Yet, the hypotensive effect of isometric exercise in prehypertensive and hypertensive individuals is not fully understood. Thus, we will examine the effect of isometric exercise in prehypertensive and hypertensive individuals through a systematic review and meta-analysis.

methodsOur systematic review study will include randomized controlled trials (RCTs) selected from the electronic databases MEDLINE (PubMed), Cochrane, LILACS, EMBASE, Web of Science, and PEDro published in English, Spanish, and Portuguese languages. We will follow the PRISMA-P (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols) and PICOS framework. Our search will involve studies with both male and female participants aged 18 years or more diagnosed with prehypertension or HTN performing one session of isometric exercise (acute effect) or isometric exercise training (chronic effect) compared to a control group (no exercise). We will use the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 (RoB 2) tool to evaluate the quality of the studies and RStudio software (v1.3.959 for Windows) for statistical analyses. DISCUSSION: A meta-analysis of a homogeneous sample of prehypertensive and hypertensive individuals involving isometric handgrip exercise alone can further support previous findings and improve our understanding and recommendations for the management of these populations. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42020213081.

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HypertensionBlood PressureExerciseFemaleHumansMaleMeta-Analysis as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSystematic Reviews as TopicBlood pressureHypertensionIsometric exercisePrehypertension

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