Wiles, Jonathan, Rees-Roberts, Melanie, O’Driscoll, Jamie M., Doulton, Timothy, MacInnes, Douglas, Short, Vanessa, Pellatt-Higgins, Tracy, Saxby, Katie, Gousia, Katerina, West, Alan, and others. (2021) Feasibility study to assess the delivery of a novel isometric exercise intervention for people with stage 1 hypertension in the NHS: protocol for the IsoFIT-BP study including amendments to mitigate the risk of COVID-19. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7 (1). Article Number 192. ISSN 2055-5784. (doi:10.1186/s40814-021-00925-w) (KAR id:97291)
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Abstract
Hypertension (HTN) affects approximately 25% of the UK population and is a leading cause of mortality. Associated annual health care costs run into billions. National treatment guidance includes initial lifestyle advice, followed by anti-hypertensive medication if blood pressure (BP) remains high. However, adoption and adherence to recommended exercise guidelines, dietary advice and anti-hypertensive medication is poor. Four short bouts of isometric exercise (IE) performed 3 days per week (d/wk) at home elicits clinically significant reductions in BP in those with normal to high-normal BP. This study will determine the feasibility of delivering personalised IE to patients with stage 1 hypertension for whom lifestyle changes would be recommended before medication within NHS primary care.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1186/s40814-021-00925-w |
| Uncontrolled keywords: | Isometric exercise, Exercise, Hypertension, General practice, Feasibility study, COVID-19 |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Centre for Health Services Studies |
| Funders: | National Institute for Health Research (https://ror.org/0187kwz08) |
| Depositing User: | Milly Massoura |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Oct 2022 13:11 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 01 Dec 2023 13:37 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/97291 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
University of Kent Author Information
Rees-Roberts, Melanie.
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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7121-0414
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Pellatt-Higgins, Tracy.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2543-461X
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Gousia, Katerina.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2494-786X
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Santer, Ellie.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5437-0045
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Farmer, Chris K..
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1736-8242
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