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Clinical Trial
. 1982 May 22;284(6328):1523-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.284.6328.1523.

Hypertension: comparison of drug and non-drug treatments

G Andrews, S W MacMahon, A Austin, D G Byrne
Clinical Trial

Hypertension: comparison of drug and non-drug treatments

G Andrews et al. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). .

Abstract

Thirty-seven reports of the treatment of hypertension by non-pharmacological means were compared with the results of treatment by standard drug regimens. Treatment by drugs produced the greatest lowering of blood pressure. Treatment by weight reduction, yoga, and muscle relaxation each produced smaller, but appreciable, changes in blood pressure biofeedback, and salt restriction were inferior to those of the other regimens and were not significantly different to the effects of placebo treatment. Large comparative trials of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments are needed before definite conclusions can be made.

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