Mind-Body Therapies for African-American Women at Risk for Cardiometabolic Disease: A Systematic Review

Table 2

Risk of bias summary.

Author, year	Title of trial	Reference number	Modified bias score	Random sequence generation	Allocation concealment	Incomplete outcome data	Selective reporting	Blinding of outcome assessment
Bernstein et al. 2014	Management of Pre-Diabetes through Lifestyle Modification in Overweight and Obese African-American Women: The Fitness, Relaxation, and Eating to Stay Healthy (FRESH) Randomized Controlled Trial	[31]	4	Low	Low	Low	Low	Not judged
Cox et al. 2013	Stress Management-Augmented Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for African American Women: A Pilot, Randomized Controlled Trial	[32]	3	Low	Low	Low	Unclear	Not judged
Jefferson 2010	Exploring Effects of Therapeutic Massage and Patient Teaching in the Practice of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Blood Pressure, Stress, and Anxiety in Hypertensive African-American Women: An Intervention Study	[33]	1	High	High	High	Low	Not judged
Webb et al. 2000	A Progressive Relaxation Intervention at the Worksite for African-American Women	[34]	1	High	High	High	Low	Not judged
Young and Stewart; 2006	A Church-Based Physical Activity Intervention for African American Women	[35]	2	High	High	Unclear	Unclear	Not judged