Mindfulness based interventions for blood pressure reduction: systematic and umbrella review of existing meta-analyses.
Journal of Human Hypertension June 30, 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41371-026-01173-2 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Umbrella review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Existing meta-analyses on mindfulness-based interventions for blood pressure |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based interventions |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | The review suggests that mindfulness-based interventions may modestly reduce blood pressure, but the evidence is constrained by methodological limitations in the included meta-analyses, warranting further high-quality research. |
Abstract
Mindfulness based interventions for blood pressure reduction: systematic and umbrella review of existing meta-analyses.
Comparable studies
Other systematic reviews and meta-analyses on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being Diverse adult clinical populations | 2014 | Meta-analysis | n = 3,515 |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Stress Management in Healthy People: A Review and Meta-Analysis Healthy subjects | 2009 | Systematic review and meta-analysis | |
| The psychological effects of meditation: A meta-analysis. Nonclinical groups of adult meditators | 2012 | Meta-analysis | n = 163 |
| Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Prevention of Depressive Relapse Adults with recurrent depression in full or partial remission | 2016 | Meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomized controlled trials | n = 1,258 |
| Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness‐Based Cognitive Therapy – a systematic review of randomized controlled trials | 2011 | Systematic review |
Citations in the library
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- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Stress Management in Healthy People: A Review and Meta-Analysis The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine May 1, 2009
- What defines mindfulness-based programs? The warp and the weft Psychological Medicine December 29, 2016
- Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Prevention of Depressive Relapse JAMA Psychiatry April 28, 2016
- Mindfulness-based interventions: an overall review British Medical Bulletin April 21, 2021
- Mindfulness-Based Blood Pressure Reduction (MB-BP): Stage 1 single-arm clinical trial PLoS One November 27, 2019
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