Key result
Water-based cycle ergometry induced a significantly greater reduction in mean blood pressure compared to land-based ergometry at 90 minutes post-exercise, particularly in untreated hypertensive women (26% vs 18% reduction, p<0.05).
Why the study?
Does water-ergometry exercise improve post-exercise hypotension and heart rate variability compared to land-ergometry in older women with or without hypertension?
Population
45 older women, comprising normotensive, treated hypertensive, and untreated hypertensive subjects.
Comparison
Water-ergometry exercise session at 75% of… vs Conventional land-ergometry exercise session at…
Design
Other
Follow-up
90 minutes
Authors
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May support water-based ergometry for greater post-exercise BP reduction in untreated hypertensive women; leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
RCT (n=45)
Open-label
Randomly distributed to two protocols in different sessions (crossover)
No
Does water-ergometry exercise improve post-exercise hypotension and heart rate variability compared to land-ergometry in older women with or without hypertension?
Absolute Event Rate: -28.3% vs -20.7%
p-value: p=<0.05
Water-ergometry exercise may be more effective than land-ergometry in inducing post-exercise hypotension and improving cardiac autonomic modulation in older women, particularly those with untreated hypertension.
Bocalini et al. (2017) conducted an RCT in Systemic arterial hypertension (n=45). Water-based cycle ergometry vs. Land-based cycle ergometry was evaluated on Mean blood pressure reduction at 90 minutes post-exercise in untreated hypertensive patients (p=<0.05). Water-based cycle ergometry induced a significantly greater reduction in mean blood pressure compared to land-based ergometry at 90 minutes post-exercise, particularly in untreated hypertensive women (26% vs 18% reduction, p<0.05).
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