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Trial reportJournal of human hypertension2026

Dynamic power training with elastic bands improves arterial stiffness and hemodynamic parameters in older adults? A pilot study.

Bruno Bavaresco Gambassi, Thiago Matheus da Silva Sousa, Luíz Filipe Costa Chaves, Samir Seguins Sotão, Roberto Bianco, Paulo Adriano Schwingel, Cristiano Teixeira Mostarda

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of human hypertension, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

7 authors.

Bruno Bavaresco Gambassi *Laboratory for Education and Research in Exercise and Cardiovascular Health of Older Adults, Ceuma University, São Luís, MA, Brazil. professorbrunobavaresco@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3852-0602
Thiago Matheus da Silva Sousa *Laboratory for Education and Research in Exercise and Cardiovascular Health of Older Adults, Ceuma University, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
Luíz Filipe Costa ChavesLaboratory for Education and Research in Exercise and Cardiovascular Health of Older Adults, Ceuma University, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
Samir Seguins SotãoLaboratory for Education and Research in Exercise and Cardiovascular Health of Older Adults, Ceuma University, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
Roberto BiancoCeuma University, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
Paulo Adriano SchwingelHuman Performance Research Laboratory, University of Pernambuco, Petrolina, PE, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2935-3403
Cristiano Teixeira MostardaPostgraduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil.

Funding

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Brazilian Federal Agency for the Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education) 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This pilot study investigated the effects of dynamic power training (PT) with elastic bands (EB) on arterial stiffness and hemodynamic parameters in older adults. Twenty-six older adults were randomly assigned to the control group and the intervention group (IG). IG participants performed PT with EB twice a week for 12 weeks. Pulse wave velocity (PWV), pulse pressure (PP), central pulse pressure, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), central SBP, and central DBP were assessed before and after 12 weeks. PWV, PP, and SBP significantly improved after 12 weeks of intervention (p < 0.05). These findings indicate that 12 weeks of PT with EB reduces AS and significantly improves systolic blood pressure in older adults. Given the pilot nature of this work, larger randomized controlled trials are essential to confirm these benefits and further establish the safety of the protocol.

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HemodynamicsResistance TrainingVascular StiffnessAgedBlood PressureFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsPulse Wave AnalysisTreatment Outcome

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