Effect of moderate to high intensity aerobic exercise on blood pressure in young adults: The TEPHRA open, two-arm, parallel superiority randomized clinical trial

• Published in: EClinicalMedicine Vol. 48; p. 101445
• Main Authors: Williamson, Wilby, Lewandowski, Adam James, Huckstep, Odaro John, Lapidaire, Winok, Ooms, Alexander, Tan, Cheryl, Mohamed, Afifah, Alsharqi, Maryam, Bertagnolli, Mariane, Woodward, William, Dockerill, Cameron, McCourt, Annabelle, Kenworthy, Yvonne, Burchert, Holger, Doherty, Aiden, Newton, Julia, Hanssen, Henner, Cruickshank, John Kennedy, McManus, Richard, Holmes, Jane, Ji, Chen, Love, Sharon, Frangou, Elena, Everett, Colin, Hillsdon, Melvyn, Dawes, Helen, Foster, Charlie, Leeson, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aerobic training; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular risk; Exercise; High blood pressure; Hypertension; Internal Medicine; Lifestyle intervention; Prevention; Young adults; Hypertension; Prevention; Exercise; Young adults; Cardiovascular risk; Lifestyle intervention; Blood pressure; High blood pressure; Aerobic training

Exercise is advised for young adults with elevated blood pressure, but no trials have investigated efficacy at this age. We aimed to determine whether aerobic exercise, self-monitoring and motivational coaching lowers blood pressure in this group. The study was a single-centre, open, two-arm, parall...