Key result
Exercise may lower BP in hypertensive children and adolescents, though the optimal dose remains undetermined.
Why the study?
Hypertension is common in childhood and adolescence, and the optimal exercise dose for blood pressure control remains undetermined.
Does exercise lower blood pressure in children and adolescents with hypertension?
Does exercise lower blood pressure in children and adolescents with hypertension?
Exercise appears to be a safe and beneficial non-pharmacologic therapy for lowering blood pressure in hypertensive children, though specific dosing parameters require further investigation via a multicenter trial.
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Exercise dose for pediatric hypertension remains undetermined; proposed multicenter RCT will clarify nonpharmacologic role.
Hypertension is not uncommon in childhood and adolescence; vascular and renal causes predominate. Non-pharmacologic therapy, including exercise, may lower blood pressure (BP). There are several articles relating to the use of exercise as a therapy for high BP. Most of these show a beneficial effect. The "dose" of exercise remains undetermined. There are no known data stating that dynamic exercise is of significant risk in childhood or adolescence. A multicenter trial of exercise is proposed to define the intensity, duration, and frequency of sessions needed to obtain optimal BP control.
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Bruce S. Alpert (2000) conducted a review in Hypertension. Exercise was evaluated on Blood pressure. Exercise may lower blood pressure in children and adolescents with hypertension, though the optimal dose remains undetermined.
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