Status:
COMPLETED
Meditation as Complementary Treatment for Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
Lead Sponsor:
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Conditions:
Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced
Hypertension in Pregnancy
Eligibility:
FEMALE
21-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Pregnancy relates to arterial hypertension; it is an aggravating factor for pre-existing chronic arterial hypertension or a trigger for preeclampsia in normotensive women. The gestational hypertensive...
Detailed Description
Primary research question: Can meditation decrease the mean increase in diastolic blood pressure in pregnant hypertensive women at the transition from the second to the third trimester of gestation? ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Pre-existing hypertension.
- Single pregnancy, with gestational age between 20th and 24th weeks, with uncomplicated systemic arterial hypertension.
- Prenatal follow-up in a high-risk pregnancy clinic.
- No personal background of depression or psychiatric disorders.
- No serious heart disease.
- No illicit drugs and/or alcohol use.
- Acceptance of the informed consent.
- To follow the practice used in the study, the subjects are required to have an available phone in order to download an app which contains an audio guide for this purpose.
Exclusion
- Diagnosis of depression and psychiatric disorders during pregnancy.
- Patients who do not return to follow-up or who want to quit the study.
- To practice meditation.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 15 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
47 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03873194
Start Date
April 15 2019
End Date
December 30 2021
Last Update
March 24 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil, 05403000