Trial reportBMC public health2021
Effects of a health worker-led 3-month yoga intervention on blood pressure of hypertensive patients: a randomised controlled multicentre trial in the primary care setting.
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- A Systematic Review of the Role of Recreational Activities and Dietary Management in Treating Hypertension and Hyperglycaemia in Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Non-pharmacological interventions for blood pressure management in hypertensive patients: selection of exercise regimens-a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
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- Content, Structure, and Delivery Characteristics of Yoga Interventions for Managing Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Yoga for hypertensive patients: a study on barriers and facilitators of its implementation in primary care.Global health action · 2021Trial
- Integration of Cardiovascular Disease Services within Primary Health Care Systems: Insights from South Asia.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2026Review
- Comparative effectiveness of lifestyle interventions for prehypertension: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Article
- Effect of Home-based Mobile Guided Pranayam and Yog Nidra Meditation on Blood Pressure and Sleep Quality of Elderly Hypertensive Individuals: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Annals of neurosciences · 2025Article
- Effect of Yoga on Mental Stress, Lipid Profile, and BMI in Wives of BSF Personnel.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
- The effect of yoga on hypertensive women's blood pressure and sexual life: A randomized controlled trial.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Exploring the Efficacy of Integrating Yoga and Ayurveda for Hypertension Treatment.Current hypertension reviews · 2025Review
- Impact of Yoga beyond Physical Training on the Cardiovascular System: An Updated Review.The journal of Tehran Heart Center · 2024Review
- Effect of breathing exercises on blood pressure and heart rate: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2024Article
- Designing, Validation, and Feasibility of Integrated Approach of Heartfulness Meditation and Yoga Protocol (IAHFNM & YP) for Hypertensive Participants.Cardiovascular therapeutics · 2024Article
- Implementation of non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of hypertension in primary care: a narrative review of effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, barriers, and facilitators.BMC primary care · 2022Review
- Efficacy of an Integrated Heartfulness Meditation and Yoga Protocol in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundHypertension control remains a major challenge globally. A recent systematic review suggested that yoga has beneficial effects on reducing blood pressure. However, the role of yoga in hypertension management in primary health care has received little attention, and no studies have evaluated the impact of a yoga program fully delivered by health care staff on hypertension. This study, therefore, assessed the effects of a health worker-led yoga intervention on blood pressure reduction among hypertensives patients in the primary care setting.
methodsThis was a multicentric, two-arm, randomised trial conducted among hypertensive patients in seven Ayurveda Health Centres in Nepal between March 2017 and June 2018. One hundred and twenty-one participants who were on or without medications were randomised to intervention (n = 61) and wait-list control (n = 60) groups using stratified block randomisation. Participants in the intervention arm received an intervention consisting of an initial five-day structured yoga training at the centres and then a further home-based practice of yoga for five days a week for the following 90 days. Both intervention and control groups also participated in a 2-h health education session. The primary outcome of this trial was systolic blood pressure at 90-day follow-up. Data were analysed on an intention-to-treat basis using linear mixed-effects regression models.
resultsWe included all 121 study participants (intervention/control = 61/60) in the primary analysis (52.1% males; mean ± SD age = 47.8 ± 10.8 years). The difference in systolic blood pressure between the intervention group and the control group was - 7.66 mmHg (95% CI: - 10.4, - 4.93). For diastolic blood pressure, the difference was - 3.86 mmHg (95% CI: - 6.65, - 1.06). No adverse events were reported by the participants.
conclusionsA yoga program for hypertensive patients consisting of a five-day training in health centres and 90 days of practice at home is effective for reducing blood pressure. Significant benefits for hypertensive patients could be expected if such programmes would become a part of the standard treatment practice.
trial registrationThis trial was prospectively registered with the Clinical Trial Registry of India [ CTRI/2017/02/007822 ] on 10/02/2017.
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