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Stress Management for High Blood Pressure

NCT02371317 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 141

Last updated 2019-08-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to examine the efficacy of two stress management interventions in reducing blood pressure (BP) in patients who have prehypertension (BP between 120/80 and 139/89). It is expected that participants will be better able to control their BP through reducing stress and increasing healthy lifestyle behaviors.

Conditions

  • Prehypertension

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Patients are randomized to an intervention

BEHAVIORAL

Stress Management Education

Patients are randomized to an intervention

OTHER

American Heart Association Recommended Self-Care

All Patients receive AHA Recommended Self-Care

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pennsylvania

    collaborator OTHER

  • Case Western Reserve University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kent State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David M Fresco, Ph.D. · Kent State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-05-01
Primary Completion
2019-05-31
Completion
2020-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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