| | Sr. no. | Author/year | Sample size | Study population | Intervention description | Frequency | Total time (min) | B.P measurement | | Study | Control | Study | Control |
| | 1 | Thiyagarajan, et al. [18] | 192 | Age- 20-60 years, without known CVD, SBP 120–139 mmHg, DBP 80–89 mmHg. | DASH diet, aerobic physical activity, body weight management (BMI 18.5–24.9 Kg/m2) + yoga sessions breath-body coordination practice, joint loosening practice, asanas-talasana, ardhakati chakrasana, ardhachakrasana, uttanpadasana, ardhahalasana, pawanmuktasana, sarvangasana, makarasana, bhujangasana, dhanurasana; pranayama (pranav, chandranadi, nadi shuddhi pranayamas), relaxation- kayakriya in shavasana, and shavasana with savitri pranayama. | DASH diet + aerobic physical activity, body weight management (BMI 18.5–24.9 Kg/m2) | 3 sessions/week | 7 days/week | 1620 (mentioned only for yoga group), not reported for control group | Automatic BP monitor | | 2 | Vrinda hari ankolekar, [12] | 102 | Participants with prehypertension (AHA criteria) | Yoga session-asanas-tadasana, trikonasana, vajrasana, suptavajrasana, pawanmuktasana, bhujangasana, dhanurasana, parshwakonasana, shalabhasana, padottanasana, vakrasana, shavasana; pranayama, anulom vilom, suryabhedana, chandrabhedana, bhramari, and meditation. | Not reported | First 15 days- 60 min/day; 45 min for 6 days/week | Not reported | 7380 (reported only for the study group.) | Sphygmomanometer | | 3 | Hagins, et al. [17] | 84 | Age- 21–70 years, SBP between 120 and 159 mmHg, DBP 80–99 mmHg, medically stable on any current medications, BMI 18.5–40 Kg/m2 | Asanas-bhujangasana, setubandasana, chakravasana, uttanasana, suryanamaskar, veerbhadrasasana, padahastasana, trikonasana, utthita-parsvakonasana, prasarita padottanasana, side stretching, janu shirshasana, shalabhasana, titli asana, shavasana. 1st month: warm up. 2nd month-suryanamaskar, 3rd month- veerbhadrasana Asanas for meditation-sukhasana, ujjayi. | Body weight exercises, stretching, therabands, equipment based. | 55 min sessions for 12 weeks. 2 sessions supervised, 3 sessions unsupervised/week. | 55 min sessions for 12 weeks. 2 sessions supervised, 3 sessions unsupervised/week. | 3300 for both groups. | Ambulatory BP by aneroid sphygmomanommeter. | | 4 | Hughes et al., [13] | 56 | Age 30–60 years, unmedicated BP, SBP 120–139 mmHg, DBP 80–89 mmHg. | MBSR-meditation, yoga exercises, body scan exercise. Yoga exercises not mentioned. | 16 muscle groups to 4 muscle group relaxation and later relaxation by recall. | 8 sessions of 150 min; 45 min 6 sessions/week | 8 sessions of 150 min; 45 min 6 sessions/week | 4320 for both groups. | Automated oscillometer BP device | | 5 | Cohen et al., [14] | 78 | Age 29–69, untreated SBP 130–160 mmHg, DBP less than 100 mmHg. | IY-savasana, supta badda konasana, supta swastikasana, bharadwajasana, pavanamuktasana, adho mukkha viasana, adho mukha swastikasana, adho mukkha savasana | EUC- dietary control classes- lifestyle management classes and active BP control lectures, motivational classes. | 1st 6 weeks -twice a week session (70 min), 2nd 6 weeks once a week session+ 25 min DVD based home practice | 4–60 min group classes, and 2–30 min individual phone calls. | 2310 for IY group+ 300 for EUC | Ambulatory BP. | | 6 | Sieverdes, et al. [15] | 31 | Seventh grade students who did not have experience in formalised yoga programmes, nonhypertensive youth. | Hatha yoga-ardha chandrasana, setubandasana, utkatasana, bhujangasana, tadasana, adho mukha shwanasana, upavista konasana, uttanasana, vrikshasana, veerbhadrasana, shawasana pranayama, ujjayi. | Active group- music and art classes according to calendar. | 6 weeks 2 session 90 min session, and 6 weeks 3 sessions 90 min, alternately | 6 weeks 2 session 90 min session, and 6 weeks 3 sessions 90 min, alternately | 2700 for both groups. | B.P monitor machine | | 7 | Mahesh et al., [11] | 88 | Prehypertensive SBP 120–139 mmHg, DBP 80–89 mmHg. | Simple yogic exercise | Prescribed drugs with lifestyle modification. | 120 min for 2 weeks (supervised), self-performed exercises (unsupervised- rest of the study time). | Not reported | 1680 for yoga group. | Not reported |
| | Sr. no. | Author/year | Sample size | Study population | Intervention description | Frequency | Total time (min) | B.P measurement | | Study | Control | Combo | Study | Control | Combo | | 8 | Cohen, et al. [14] | 137 | Willing participants who gave voluntary written consent, age ≥18 years, SBP ≥130 mmHg but less than 160 mmHg. | Yoga group- asanas not mentioned- hatha yoga | BPEP- small group health education, walking programme, 12 nutritional classes + motivational classes. | Yoga classes, nutrition lectures, walking programme. Optional- motivational lectures and home practice | 90-minute session biweekly for 1st 12 weeks. Later 12 weeks- community classes of yoga. | 6 days a week, (30 min of walk/10,000 steps per day) | Yoga- 2 sessions/week, nutrition- 2 sessions/week, 30 min walking programme. | 12960 | Ambulatory B.P measurement (machine) |
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