Why the study?
Does operant conditioning of mean arterial blood pressure reduce diastolic blood pressure in borderline hypertensive subjects?
Population
14 borderline hypertensive subjects
Comparison
Operant conditioning of mean arterial blood… vs Control condition for a single 20-minute session
Design
RCT, Randomized two period cross over study; sequence of treatments was…
Follow-up
20 minutes per period
Authors
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Supports acute diastolic BP reduction via single-session feedback in borderline hypertension; extends operant conditioning evidence to randomized BP trials.
Does operant conditioning of mean arterial blood pressure reduce diastolic blood pressure in borderline hypertensive subjects?
A single session of continuous blood pressure feedback via operant conditioning can significantly decrease diastolic blood pressure in borderline hypertensives, though the effect may depend on session sequence.
Weitkunat et al. (1993) studied this question.
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