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Comparative Study
. 2021 May 26;16(5):e0251654.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251654. eCollection 2021.

Effects of combined training performed two or four times per week on 24-h blood pressure, glycosylated hemoglobin and other health-related outcomes in aging individuals with hypertension: Rationale and study protocol of a randomized clinical trial

Rodrigo Ferrari  1   2   3 , Lucas Betti Domingues  1   3 , Leandro de Oliveira Carpes  1   3 , Paula de Azevedo Frank  1   3 , Vinícius Mallmann Schneider  3 , Sandra C Fuchs  1   3 ; GET Study Group
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Comparative Study

Effects of combined training performed two or four times per week on 24-h blood pressure, glycosylated hemoglobin and other health-related outcomes in aging individuals with hypertension: Rationale and study protocol of a randomized clinical trial

Rodrigo Ferrari et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

Background: Acute blood pressure lowering after exercise seems to predict the extent of blood pressure reduction after chronic exercise training interventions. Based on that, the same weekly amount of exercise performed more frequently could be more beneficial for controlling blood pressure.

Purpose: To compare the effects of a combined training program (resistance plus aerobic exercise) performed four or two times per week on 24-h ambulatory blood pressure and other health-related outcomes in middle-aged and older individuals with hypertension.

Methods: This study will be a randomized, parallel group, two-arm, superiority trial. Ninety-eight participants aged 50-80 years with a previous physician diagnosis of hypertension will be randomized to perform two or four sessions per week of combined training using the same total weekly overload. Primary outcomes will be 24-h ambulatory blood pressure and glycosylated hemoglobin; secondary outcomes will be endothelial function, physical fitness and quality of life. The outcomes will be assessed at baseline and at the end of 12 weeks period.

Results: Our conceptual hypothesis is that a combined exercise program performed four or two times per week with equalized weekly volume/overload will improve all outcomes in comparison to the baseline values, and that reductions in 24-h blood pressure and glycosylated hemoglobin will be more pronounced in the group that trained four times a week than twice. The results of this trial are expected to provide evidences to support that higher weekly frequency of combined training should be emphasized in aging adults with hypertension.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. Recruitment and randomized allocation group from the CONSORT 2010 flow diagram.
BP, blood pressure.
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