SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2018
Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training Versus Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training On Blood Pressure in Adults with Pre- to Established Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials.
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120 citing papers in PubMed, 26 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 280 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training on Cardiometabolic Health in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training on the Parameters Related to Physical Fitness and Health of Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of exercise training on arterial stiffness and blood pressure among postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
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- Effects of high-intensity interval exercise on arterial stiffness in individuals at risk for cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Pooled it
- High-Intensity Interval Training and Cardiometabolic Health in the General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training on Central Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2023Pooled it
- Intensity-dependent effects of exercise therapy on walking performance and aerobic fitness in symptomatic patients with lower-extremity peripheral artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Vascular medicine (London, England) · 2022Pooled it
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Rehabilitation Effect of Different Intensity Exercise on the Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- The impact of high-intensity interval training on vascular function in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Aerobic Training Progression on Blood Pressure in Individuals With Hypertension: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Overweight and Obesity Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- The Effect of Acute High-Intensity Interval Training on Executive Function: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- The effect of exercise training on cardiometabolic health in men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Post-exercise Hypotension Following a Single Bout of High Intensity Interval Exercise vs. a Single Bout of Moderate Intensity Continuous Exercise in Adults With or Without Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Pooled it
- Exercise Reduces Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Patients With Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Pooled it
- Acute Effect of Interval vs. Continuous Exercise on Blood Pressure: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2020Pooled it
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Abstract
backgroundAerobic exercise reduces blood pressure (BP), but it is unknown whether a high-intensity training approach can elicit a greater BP reduction in populations with elevated BP. This systematic review compared the efficacy of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) versus moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) for reducing BP in adults with pre- to established hypertension.
methodsFive electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, PEDro, and SPORTDiscus) were searched for randomized trials comparing the chronic effects of HIIT versus MICT on BP in individuals with resting systolic BP ≥ 130 mmHg and/or diastolic BP ≥ 85 mmHg and/or under antihypertensive medication. Random-effects modelling was used to compare changes from pre- to post-intervention in resting and ambulatory BP between HIIT and MICT. Changes from pre- to post-intervention in maximal oxygen uptake ([Formula: see text]O
resultsAmbulatory BP was excluded from the meta-analysis due to the limited number of studies (two studies). Comparing changes from pre- to post-intervention, no differences in resting systolic BP (MD - 0.22 mmHg [CI 95%, - 5.36 to 4.92], p = 0.93, I
conclusionHIIT and MICT provided comparable reductions in resting BP in adults with pre- to established hypertension. HIIT was associated with greater improvements in [Formula: see text]O REGISTRATION: PROSPERO registration (2016: CRD42016041885).
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