Effects of Behavioral Stress Reduction Programs on Blood Pressure in African American Youth

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Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Hypertension

In brief

This study will examine the effects of two behavioral stress reduction programs, mindfulness meditation (MM) and the lifeskills program (LP), and a health education control program (CTL) on blood pressure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00241813

Run by

Medical University of South Carolina

People needed

283

Starts

2005-01-01

Expected to finish

2009-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-12-17

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• In ninth grade
• SBP ranging from greater than or equal to 50th percentile to less than or equal to 95th percentile on three occasions

You may not qualify if…

• Clinical Hypertension

Where it is running

• Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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