Key result
Yoga and a combined program significantly reduced systolic blood pressure compared to a blood pressure education program at 12 weeks, but differences were not sustained at 24 weeks.
Why the study?
Does yoga, alone or in combination with lifestyle measures, reduce ambulatory blood pressure compared to lifestyle measures alone?
Population
137 enrolled patients
Comparison
Yoga alone or a combined program of yoga and… vs Blood Pressure Education Program (BPEP) alone
Design
RCT, randomized
Follow-up
24 weeks
Authors
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BP reductions seen with yoga programs; leaves open comparative efficacy versus education in larger RCTs.
RCT (n=137)
randomized
Does yoga, alone or in combination with lifestyle measures, reduce ambulatory blood pressure compared to lifestyle measures alone?
p-value: p=<.001
Yoga lowers blood pressure to a similar extent as lifestyle measures, but combining the two does not appear to offer additive benefits.
Cohen et al. (2016) conducted an RCT in Blood pressure (n=137). Yoga or combined yoga and lifestyle program (COMBO) vs. Blood Pressure Education Program (BPEP) was evaluated on Ambulatory systolic and diastolic blood pressure at 12 and 24 weeks (p=<.001). Yoga and a combined program significantly reduced systolic blood pressure compared to a blood pressure education program at 12 weeks, but differences were not sustained at 24 weeks.
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