Methods	Primary care. Random allocation by health centre (centres paired according to size, number of doctors and personnel) . Unit of analysis was individual
Participants	Men and women on anti-hypertensive drugs aged 30-69 years N=129
Interventions	Group based video taped lifestyle counselling: Dietary change, stress management, increased physical activity. home blood pressure monitoring. Up to 8 group sessions.
Outcomes	No clinical event outcomes. Change in anti-hypertensive treatment, weight, hypertension, cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting glucose, life quality
Notes	All patients followed the same schedule for reduction and withdrawal of antihypertensive drugs. Concluded that intervention was effective in reducing hypertensive medication