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| Relaxation treatment of hypertension: do home relaxation tapes enhance treatment outcome? |
| Hoelscher TJ, Lichstein KL, Fischer S, Hegarty TB |
| Behavior Therapy 1987 Winter;18(1):33-37 |
| clinical trial |
| 5/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: Yes; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed* |
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This study evaluated the extent to which home relaxation tapes augment the effects of live relaxation training in the treatment of essential hypertension. Forty-eight hypertensives were randomly assigned to three conditions: live progressive relaxation training with or without home relaxation tapes, or a waiting list. Both relaxation groups showed significantly greater posttreatment and follow-up reductions in systolic and diastolic blood pressure than controls, but did not differ from each other. These data support the use of relaxation for hypertension but reveal no added benefit in providing hypertensives with relaxation tapes to supplement home practice.
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