| Study Author |
Country Journal/year |
Subject # |
Intervention |
BP Outcomes [mm Hg] |
Summary |
| Patel [16] |
England
Lancet 1975 |
43 subjects with hypertension |
Yoga vs. usual care |
SBP decrease:
Yoga: -26
Usual care: -9 |
Large reduction in SBP |
| Murugesan et al. [15] |
India
Indian Journal of Physiology
2000 |
43 subjects with hypertension |
3 groups
1. Yoga
2. Medication
3. No treatment
Yoga home practice 6 hrs per week x 11 weeks |
SBP decrease:
1: -33
2: -24
3: -4 |
Large reduction in SBP |
| McCaffrey et al. [11] |
Thailand Holistic Nursing Practice
2005 |
27 untreated hypertensive patients and 27 controls |
Yoga for 8 weeks versus control |
SBP/DBP change
Yoga: -25/-18 control: +2/+2 |
Large reduction in SBP |
| Khatri et al. [23] |
India
India Diabetes Clinical Practice
2007 |
101 subjects |
Medical treatment versus yoga and meditation |
Reduction of SBP by 16 in yoga group |
Large reduction in SBP |
| Saptharishi et al. [19] |
India
Indian Journal of Medicine
2009 |
113 subjects with
prehypertension and hypertension |
102 completed
1 – control
2- exercise
3 – low sodium
4 – yoga |
1 – no change
2 – 5.3/6.0
3 – 2.6/3.7
4 – 2.0/2.6 |
Exercise more effective than salt or yoga |
| Subramanian et al. [18] |
India
Indian Journal of Medicine
2011 |
98 subjects |
94 completed
1 – control
2- exercise
3 – low sodium
4 – yoga |
SBP/DBP change
1: no change
2: - -5.3/-6.0
3: -2.5/-2.0
4: -2.3/-2.4 |
Exercise more effective than sodium reduction or yoga |
| Cade et al. [21] |
St Louis, USA
HIV Medicine 2010 |
60 HIV subjects with mild/moderate CV disease risk |
20 weeks of supervised yoga or standard care |
SBP/DBP change
Yoga: -5/-3
Standard care: +1/+2 |
Yoga shows modest reduction in SBP and DBP |
| Blom et al. [20] |
Canada |
Prehypertension and stage 1 hypertension |
Meditation and yoga vs. wait list control x 8 weeks |
Mean awake ABP and 24 hr ABP |
No significant change in BP in either group |
| Cohen et al. [17] |
Philadelphia, USA
Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2011 |
78 patients with prehypertension and stage 1 hypertension
32 – Diet group
46 – Yoga group |
31 subjects completed diet intervention and 26 completed the yoga intervention.
Diet versus yoga for 12 weeks |
24 hr ABP:
SBP/DBP change
Diet: -4/-2
Yoga: -6/-5 |
Modest reduction in SBP and DBP |
| Cohen et al. [28] |
Contemporary Clinical Trials
2013 |
120 subjects with prehypertension and stage 1 hypertension |
1. Diet/walking
2. Yoga
3. Yoga and diet
Study conducted over 24 weeks |
24 hr ABP |
Will be completed in 12/13. |
