Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Behavioral Stress Reduction Programs on Blood Pressure in African American Youth
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of South Carolina
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
Eligibility:
All Genders
14-17 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will examine the effects of two behavioral stress reduction programs, mindfulness meditation (MM) and the lifeskills program (LP), and a health education control program (CTL) on blood pres...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: African Americans (AA) experience a high prevalence and early onset of essential hypertension (EH), which has been partly attributed to exposure to chronic environmental stress. AA youth ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- In ninth grade
- SBP ranging from greater than or equal to 50th percentile to less than or equal to 95th percentile on three occasions
Exclusion
- Clinical Hypertension
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
283 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00241813
Start Date
January 1 2005
End Date
December 1 2009
Last Update
December 17 2012
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425