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Trial reportJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2014

A randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of yoga with an active control on ambulatory blood pressure in individuals with prehypertension and stage 1 hypertension.

Marshall Hagins, Andrew Rundle, Nathan S Consedine, Sat Bir S Khalsa

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  18. The Effect of Three Different Meditation Exercises on Hypertension: A Network Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2017
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  19. Epigenetic Mechanisms of Integrative Medicine.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Marshall HaginsDepartment of Physical Therapy, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY.
Andrew Rundle
Nathan S Consedine
Sat Bir S Khalsa

Funding

Effectiveness of Yoga on Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Patients with Pre- and StagSC3GM088049 · NIGMS · LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY BROOKLYN CAMPUS · PI HAGINS, MARSHALL A · 2010 to 2012
$312k
NIGMS NIH HHS 1SC3GM088049-01A1NIGMS NIH HHS SC3 GM088049
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of yoga with an active control (nonaerobic exercise) in individuals with prehypertension and stage 1 hypertension. A randomized clinical trial was performed using two arms: (1) yoga and (2) active control. Primary outcomes were 24-hour day and night ambulatory systolic and diastolic blood pressures. Within-group and between-group analyses were performed using paired t tests and repeated-measures analysis of variance (time × group), respectively. Eighty-four participants enrolled, with 68 participants completing the trial. Within-group analyses found 24-hour diastolic, night diastolic, and mean arterial pressure all significantly reduced in the yoga group (-3.93, -4.7, -4.23 mm Hg, respectively) but no significant within-group changes in the active control group. Direct comparisons of the yoga intervention with the control group found a single blood pressure variable (diastolic night) to be significantly different (P=.038). This study has demonstrated that a yoga intervention can lower blood pressure in patients with mild hypertension. Although this study was not adequately powered to show between-group differences, the size of the yoga-induced blood pressure reduction appears to justify performing a definitive trial of this intervention to test whether it can provide meaningful therapeutic value for the management of hypertension.

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Blood Pressure Monitoring, AmbulatoryYogaAgedBlood PressureDiastoleExerciseFemaleHeart RateHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedPrehypertensionSeverity of Illness IndexSystoleTreatment Outcome

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PMID24387700
PMCPMC3948002

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