Key result
Twelve weeks of Iyengar yoga showed no significant difference in 24-h ambulatory blood pressure compared to enhanced usual care in adults with untreated prehypertension or Stage 1 hypertension.
Why the study?
Does 12 weeks of Iyengar yoga reduce 24-h ambulatory blood pressure in yoga-naïve adults with untreated prehypertension or Stage 1 hypertension compared to enhanced usual care?
Population
57 yoga-naïve adults with untreated prehypertension or Stage 1 hypertension
Comparison
Iyengar yoga (IY) for 12 weeks vs Enhanced usual care based on individual dietary…
Design
RCT, randomized
Follow-up
12 weeks
Authors
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Iyengar yoga is not superior to enhanced usual care for ambulatory BP reduction; challenges recommendations for yoga in untreated prehypertension or Stage 1 hypertension.
RCT (n=57)
randomized
Does 12 weeks of Iyengar yoga reduce 24-h ambulatory blood pressure in yoga-naïve adults with untreated prehypertension or Stage 1 hypertension compared to enhanced usual care?
Twelve weeks of Iyengar yoga produces clinically meaningful within-group improvements in 24-h ambulatory blood pressure, but is not superior to enhanced usual care based on dietary adjustment.
Cohen et al. (2009) conducted an RCT in untreated prehypertension or Stage 1 hypertension (n=57). Iyengar yoga (IY) vs. Enhanced usual care (EUC) was evaluated on 24-h ambulatory blood pressure. Twelve weeks of Iyengar yoga showed no significant difference in 24-h ambulatory blood pressure compared to enhanced usual care in adults with untreated prehypertension or Stage 1 hypertension.
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