Status:
COMPLETED
Stress Reduction and Hypertension Prevention in African Americans
Lead Sponsor:
Maharishi International University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Medical College of Wisconsin
Conditions:
High Blood Pressure
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-75 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
There are major health disparities in Blacks associated with high blood pressure (BP) and psychosocial stress. We evaluated the effects of lifestyle modification with meditation in Black adults with h...
Detailed Description
Background: Blacks suffer from disparities in hypertension, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and currently, coronavirus-19. These conditions are associated with social determinants of health and psychosoc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- self-identified Black women and men
- no current antihypertensive medications
- high normal BP (130-139 mm Hg and/or DBP 85-89 mm Hg) OR
- normal BP (SBP 120-129 mm Hg and/DBP 80-84 mm Hg)
Exclusion
- use of antihypertensive medications within the previous 2 months
- history of CVD, ie, myocardial infarction, angina, peripheral artery disease, heart failure, stroke, or renal failure, diabetes, major psychiatric or substance use disorder other life-threatening illness
- lack of signed a consent form
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 1998
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 30 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
304 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04821505
Start Date
May 1 1998
End Date
April 30 2005
Last Update
May 7 2021
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