Effectiveness of an Anger and Stress Management Program on Reducing Blood Pressure Levels in Youth

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypertension

In brief

High blood pressure can often be caused by stress or anxiety. This study will evaluate a school-based stress and anger management program that aims to lower blood pressure and anger levels among high school students.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00508612

Run by

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

People needed

259

Starts

2007-04-01

Expected to finish

2010-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-07-12

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• High school student

You may not qualify if…

• History of any chronic illness or any chronic health problem requiring pharmacological treatment (e.g., asthma, sickle cell disease, epilepsy)
• Adolescents with ambulatory systolic blood pressure greater than the 95th percentile based on age, sex, and height at screening will be allowed to participate in the workshop but may be excluded from testing
• Unwilling to be assigned into a specific treatment group

Where it is running

• Richmond County Board of Education Public Schools — Augusta, Georgia, United States
• Medical College of Georgia - Georgia Prevention Institute — Augusta, Georgia, United States
• Williams LifeSkills — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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