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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