The multiple lifestyle modification for patients with prehypertension and hypertension patients: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The objective of this systematic review is to investigate the effectiveness, efficacy and safety of multiple concomitant lifestyle modification therapies for patients with hypertension or prehypertension.

Methods and analysis

Electronic searches will be performed in the Cochrane Library, OVID, EMBASE, etc, along with manual searches in the reference lists of relevant papers found during electronic search. We will identify eligible randomised controlled trials utilising multiple lifestyle modifications to lower blood pressure. The control could be drug therapy, single lifestyle change or no intervention. Changes in systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure constitute primary end points, and secondary end points include the number of patients meeting th

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4139622 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature