Evaluating Mechanisms of Blood Pressure Reduction Using Meditation in Hypertensive African Americans
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Official title
Mechanisms of Meditation in Hypertension in Blacks
Brief summary
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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.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00681200
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 152 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Enhanced health education Behavioral
- Transcendental Meditation program Behavioral
Behavioral
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 40 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Apr 2008 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Jul 2011 (Actual)
- Completion
- May 2012 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Apr 14, 2022
2008 – 2012
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard University College of Medicine | Washington D.C. | District of Columbia | 20060 | — |
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