Exercise training and resting blood pressure: a large-scale pairwise and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

To perform a large-scale pairwise and network meta-analysis on the effects of all relevant exercise training modes on resting blood pressure to establish optimal antihypertensive exercise prescription practices.

Systematic review and network meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES: PubMed (Medline), the Cochrane library and Web of Science were systematically searched. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Randomised controlled trials published between 1990 and February 2023. All relevant work reporting reductions in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) following an exercise intervention of ≥2 weeks, with an eligible non-intervention control group, were included.