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Stress Reduction in the Prevention of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

NCT05373732 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 171

Last updated 2022-05-13

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Summary

This study evaluated the effect of stress reduction by Transcendental Meditation (TM) on left ventricular mass compared to a health education control group in pre-hypertensive or hypertensive African-American adults over a six-month intervention period.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

meditation

meditation practice 20 minutes twice a day at home and attending classes at the clinic.

BEHAVIORAL

Health education control

didactic based classes in CVD risk factor reduction and prevention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

    collaborator OTHER

  • Maharishi International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert H Schneider, M.D. · Maharishi International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1996-04-30
Primary Completion
1998-10-31
Completion
1998-12-31

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