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SUBMITTER: Baptista LC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6406861 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Baptista Liliana C LC Jaeger Byron C BC Anton Stephen D SD Bavry Anthony A AA Handberg Eileen M EM Gardner Anna K AK Harper Sara A SA Roberts Lisa M LM Sandesara Bhanuprasad B Carter Christy S CS Buford Thomas W TW
Journal of clinical medicine 20190206 2
This pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) was designed to provide the preliminary data necessary to conduct a full-scale trial to compare the efficacy of differing first-line antihypertensive medications in improving functional status in older adults, when combined with exercise. The primary objectives were to assess study feasibility, safety, and protocol integrity. Dependent outcomes included gait speed, exercise capacity, body composition, and systemic cardiometabolic biomarkers. Thirty-on ...[more]