Women's Healthy Aging and Menopause; (WHAM)

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Conditions studied: Meditation, Health Education

In brief

The present study will examine whether women at high risk for developing hypertension, i.e., post-menopausal status, at least mild psychological distress, and mildly elevated blood pressure, show improvements in these risk factors after a 12-week Transcendental Meditation (TM) intervention compared to Women's Health Education (WHE). Positive findings will provide initial evidence of using nonpharmacological methods, such as TM, to prevent hypertension in postmenopausal women.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07314827

Run by

University of Miami

People needed

60

Starts

2026-10-01

Expected to finish

2028-01-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-23

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 80. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ≥130 systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≤160 and/or 84 ≥ diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≤100.
• Perceived stress scale (PSS-4) > 5
• Able to give informed consent.
• Understand study procedures and comply with them for the length of the study.
• Ages between 50 and 80 years.
• Post-menopausal ≥ 1 year since last menstruation
• Reads and speaks English
• UHealth patients
• Working at least part-time

You may not qualify if…

• Currently in a meditation program.
• Meditates more than once per week
• Recent stroke or cerebral neurologic impairment.
• Current uses of mood stabilizers or antipsychotics.
• Has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or substance use disorder.
• Inability to give written informed consent in English.

Where it is running

• University of Miami — Miami, Florida, United States

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