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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 13.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Jul 6;(7):CD001800. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001800.pub2
Methods Single-centre RCT in India; f/u 1 yr
Participants N=42 (EX n=21; CON n=21)
100% male
Mean age: EX = 51 years; CON=52 years
Diagnosis: chronic stable angina and angiographically proven CAD
Ethnicity: NR
Inclusion: chronic stable angina and angiographically proven CAD
Exclusion: recent (within last six months) MI or unstable angina
Interventions Exercise group: program consisting of yoga at home for average of 90 min daily, control of risk factors, diet control and moderate aerobic exercise
Control: usual care = ȁCmanaged by conventional methods i.e. risk factor control and American Heart Association step I diet”
Outcomes total mortality; CABG; PTCA
Assessments are baseline and 1 yr.
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias Authors’ judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk “randomized”
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not reported.
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias)
All outcomes
Unclear risk “Two independent observers who were blinded to group allocation analysed all arteriograms”
Blinding of other outcome assessments were not mentioned.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes
Low risk All patients accounted for.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk No information reported.