Clinical Trial of Meditation for Cardiovascular Disease in Older Black Women

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of meditation in preventing of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) in postmenopausal, older African American women.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00010608

Run by

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

People needed

196

Starts

1999-10-01

Expected to finish

2006-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-12-07

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• African American, self-identified
• Coronary artery disease (CAD/CHD) defined by laboratory examination or documented clinical history of: a)myocardial infarction; b) coronary revascularization procedure--CABG, PTCA; c) coronary angiography--at least one coronary artery with >50% stenosis
• Informed consent
• Written Permission of participant's referring physician

Where it is running

• Howard University Medical Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• Morehouse School of Medicine — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Maharishi University of Management — Fairfield, Iowa, United States

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