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Clinical Trial of Meditation for Cardiovascular Disease in Older Black Women

NCT00010608 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 196

Last updated 2009-12-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of meditation in preventing of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) in postmenopausal, older African American women.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Transcendental Meditation

a mantra meditation technique which originated from the Vedic tradition of India. It is practiced from 20 minutes twice a day sitting comfortably in a chair with eyes closed.

BEHAVIORAL

Health Education

didactic education classes for lifestyle modification through diet, exercise, substance use control, and salt intake

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Howard University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Morehouse College of Medicine

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Robert H. Schneider, MD · Center for Health and Aging Studies

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1999-10-31
Primary Completion
2006-07-31
Completion
2006-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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