Dietary management and aerobic exercise counselling on blood pressure control in subjects with prehypertension and drug-naive stage 1 hypertension: a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT: While lifestyle modification is recommended as first-line treatment for lowering blood pressure (BP) in individuals with prehypertension and drug-naïve stage 1 hypertension, there is a paucity of randomized controlled data on such subjects. This multicenter, open-label, randomized clinical trial enrolled 70 participants (N = 35 per group) with prehypertension and drug-naïve stage 1 hypertension, defined as a systolic BP (SBP) of 130-159 mmHg and/or a diastolic BP (DBP) of 85-99 mmHg. The diet & exercise (D&E) group received counseling and monitoring on diet (DASH; dietary approaches to stop hypertension) and regular physical exercise for 12 weeks. The primary outcome was the change in systolic and diastolic BP after 12 weeks. Secondary outcomes included the 24-hour BP and its components an

SUBMITTER: Lim S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12753862 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature