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Mechanisms and Therapeutic Effects of the Relaxation Response in Elderly Hypertensive Patients

NCT00179543 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 122

Last updated 2006-09-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the relaxation response is more effective than attention control in reducing blood pressure and medication dosage in elderly adults with isolated systolic hypertension.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Relaxation response

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Herbert Benson, MD · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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