Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2010 Nov;12(11):841-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2010.00315.x.

Effects of continuous and interval training programs in the management of hypertension: a randomized controlled trial

Sikiru Lamina  1
Affiliations
Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of continuous and interval training programs in the management of hypertension: a randomized controlled trial

Sikiru Lamina. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2010 Nov.

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to determine and compare the effect of interval and continuous training programs in the management of hypertension. Three hundred fifty-seven male patients with essential hypertension were age matched and grouped into interval, continuous, and control groups. The interval (n=140; 58.90±7.35 years) and continuous (n=112; 58.63±7.22 years) groups were involved in 8 weeks of interval (60%-79% maximum heart rate) and continuous (60%-79% maximum heart rate) programs of between 45 to 60 minutes, while the control group (n=105; 58.27±6.24 years) remained sedentary during this period. Findings of the study revealed significant effect of both training programs on maximum oxygen consumption, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, pulse pressure, and mean arterial pressure at P<.05. The maximum oxygen consumption significantly and negatively correlated with systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, rate-pressure product, pulse pressure, and mean arterial pressure at P<.01. It was concluded that both training programs are effective adjunct nonpharmacological management of hypertension. The recommendation of the paper was that both interval and continuous training programs should form part of the kit in the management of hypertension.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Study design flow chart.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Correlation between training changes in maximum oxygen consumption (VO2 max) and blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) (N=252). DBP indicates diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Jean‐Michel M, Bernard C, Roland A, et al. Twenty four hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring efficacy of peridopril/Indapamide first line combination in hypertensive patients. Am J Hypertens. 2004;17:245–251. - PubMed
    1. Benegas JR. Epidemiologia de la hypertension arterial en Espana. Prevalencia, conocimneto Y control. Hypertension. 1999;16:315–322.
    1. Chobanian AV, Bakris GL, Black HR, et al. The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on prevention, Detection Evaluation and Treatment of high blood pressure. The JNC 7 report. JAMA. 2003;289:2560–2572. - PubMed
    1. Guidelines Committee European Society of Hypertension European Society of Cardiology . Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension. J Hypertens. 2003;21:1011–1053. - PubMed
    1. Grossman E, Grossman A, Schein MH, et al. Breathing control lowers blood pressure. J Human Hypertens. 2001;15:263–269. - PubMed

Publication types