Transcendental meditation for lowering blood pressure: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Ooi, Soo Liang; Giovino, Melisa; Pak, Sok Cheon (2017). Transcendental meditation for lowering blood pressure: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 34, 26–34.
Overview of eight systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized trials, assessing blood-pressure outcomes and review quality.
- Year
- 2017
- Journal
- Complementary Therapies in Medicine
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Research Review
- Section
- Research Review
Findings (2)
Health—Cardiovascular
The review described average reductions of approximately 4 mm Hg systolic and 2 mm Hg diastolic blood pressure, comparable to some lifestyle measures.
Transcendental Meditation · Review Paper
Evidence generally strengthened over time, but findings differed between reviews and many trials had potential bias; average review quality was fair.
Transcendental Meditation · Review Paper