The "Hypertension Approaches in the Elderly: a Lifestyle study" multicenter, randomized trial (HAEL Study): rationale and methodological protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is a clinical condition highly prevalent in the elderly, imposing great risks to cardiovascular diseases and loss of quality of life. Current guidelines emphasize the importance of nonpharmacological strategies as a first-line approach to lower blood pressure. Exercise is an efficient lifestyle tool that can benefit a myriad of health-related outcomes, including blood pressure control, in older adults. We herein report the protocol of the HAEL Study, which aims to evaluate the efficacy of a pragmatic combined exercise training compared with a health education program on ambulatory blood pressure and other health-related outcomes in older individuals.

Methods

Randomized, single-blinded, multicenter, two-arm, parallel, superiority trial. A total of 184

SUBMITTER: Umpierre D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6542055 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature