Key result
Yoga interventions demonstrated encouraging evidence for lowering systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension, though low methodological quality of the 6 included trials prevents definitive conclusions.
Why the study?
Does yoga reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension?
Population
386 patients with essential hypertension across 6 RCTs. Age range 20-75 years.
Comparison
Yoga alone or combined with conventional therapy… vs Conventional therapy alone, no treatment, or…
Design
Systematic_review, Randomized allocation mentioned in all trials, but sequence…
Follow-up
6 to 12 weeks
Authors
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Yoga may lower BP in essential hypertension; low-quality trials leave efficacy unconfirmed, warranting rigorous RCTs.
Systematic Review (n=386)
Does yoga reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension?
While yoga shows encouraging evidence for lowering blood pressure in essential hypertension, the poor methodological quality of existing trials prevents definitive clinical recommendations.
Wang et al. (2013) conducted a systematic review in Essential hypertension (n=386). Yoga vs. Conventional therapy, breath awareness, or no treatment was evaluated on Systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Yoga interventions demonstrated encouraging evidence for lowering systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension, though low methodological quality of the 6 included trials prevents definitive conclusions.