Evaluating Mechanisms of Blood Pressure Reduction Using Meditation in Hypertensive African Americans

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Conditions studied: Hypertension

In brief

High blood pressure is a common health problem among people in the United States. This study will compare the effectiveness of a meditation program versus a health education program at decreasing stress and lowering blood pressure levels among African-American adults with high blood pressure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00681200

Run by

Maharishi International University

People needed

152

Starts

2008-04-01

Expected to finish

2012-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2022-04-14

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Self-identifies as African American
• Resides in Washington, DC or surrounding communities
• Has stage I hypertension, defined as systolic blood pressure between 140 and 159 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure between 90 and 99 mm Hg, on average, without taking antihypertensive medications in the sympatholytic class (e.g., beta blockers, alpha antagonists, central nervous system agonists)

You may not qualify if…

• Blood pressure levels of less than 140/90 mm Hg or greater than 160/100 mm Hg
• History of clinical cardiovascular disease (e.g., heart attack, angina, intermittent claudication, congestive heart failure, stroke)
• Long-term kidney failure
• Any other life-threatening illness (e.g., advanced cancer)
• History of major psychiatric disorder (e.g., psychosis, dementia, substance abuse disorder)

Where it is running

• Howard University College of Medicine — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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