Key result
Isometric-integrated multicomponent training drives greater systolic and diastolic blood pressure reductions than traditional training.
Why the study?
Does isometric-integrated multicomponent training improve cardiovascular health, physical function, quality of life, and motivation in older adults with stable CVDs compared to traditional training or control?
RCT (n=30)
Does isometric-integrated multicomponent training improve cardiovascular health, physical function, quality of life, and motivation in older adults with stable CVDs compared to traditional training or control?
Effect estimate: d = 1.49 (P-SBP)
p-value: p=<0.001
Isometric-integrated multicomponent training offers superior blood pressure benefits compared to traditional training in older adults with stable cardiovascular disease.
May guide exercise prescriptions toward isometric integration for enhanced BP control in older adults with CVD; extends RCT evidence on multicomponent training.
) with stable CVDs were randomised into MCT (n = 10), IMCT (n = 10), or control (n = 10). Both interventions involved supervised 60-min sessions twice weekly for 24 weeks; IMCT replaced dynamic resistance training with isometric exercises. Outcomes included resting heart rate (RHR), peripheral blood pressure (P-SBP/P-DBP), physical fitness (30s chair stand, TUG, handgrip, 2' step, back scratch, chair sit & reach), quality of life (SF-36), and exercise motivation (BREQ-3). Both MCT and IMCT improved RHR, blood pressure, fitness, HRQoL, and motivation versus controls (p < 0.001). IMCT showed greater reductions in P-SBP (p = 0.004, d = 1.49) and P-DBP (p = 0.020, d = 1.13). Both programmes effectively enhance cardiovascular, physical, and psychological health in older adults with stable CVDs. IMCT offers superior blood pressure benefits, supporting IET integration in community-based cardiovascular programmes.
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Poli et al. (2026) conducted an RCT in stable cardiovascular disease (n=30). Isometric-integrated multicomponent training (IMCT) vs. Traditional multicomponent training (MCT) and control was evaluated on Resting heart rate, peripheral blood pressure, physical fitness, quality of life, and exercise motivation (d = 1.49 (P-SBP), p=<0.001). Isometric-integrated multicomponent training offered superior blood pressure benefits over traditional training, with greater reductions in systolic (p=0.004, d=1.49) and diastolic blood pressure.
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