Lifestyle Modification in Blood Pressure Study II (LIMBS): Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial assessing the efficacy of a 24week structured yoga program versus lifestyle modification on blood pressure reduction

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-40

  Cohen, Debbie L ^a   Bowler, Anne ^a   Fisher, Stephen A ^b   Norris, Angela ^c   Newberg, Andrew ^d   Rao, Hengyi ^a   Bhavsar, Rupal ^a   Detre, John A ^a   Tenhave, Thomas ^e   Townsend, Raymond R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional MRI; Hypertension; Phase 2 clinical randomized trial; Prehypertension; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROIMAGING; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SODIUM RESTRICTION; WALKING; YOGA;

FUNCTIONAL MRI; HYPERTENSION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL RANDOMIZED TRIAL; PREHYPERTENSION; YOGA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; URINALYSIS; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879588595     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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