Status:
COMPLETED
Mechanisms of the Relaxation Response in Elderly Hypertensives
Lead Sponsor:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
55-100 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
Systolic Hypertension is a disorder which is characterized by significant elevations in systolic blood pressure in association with normal diastolic blood pressure. Typically, this develops in individ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male or female; stage I SH (140-159 mm Hg SBP and \< 90 mm Hg DBP), \> 55 years of age; taking at least 1 anti-hypertensive medication at a stable dose for 1 month preceding the screening visit; understanding of English; normal hearing; and able to provide informed consent.
Exclusion
- Presence of current neurological, psychiatric, medical or musculoskeletal disorder; current asthma; severe seasonal allergies resulting in screening NO values \> 60 ppb; current smoking; experience with yoga, meditation, guided imagery or other techniques that evoke the RR; hematocrit below 32; glucose lower than 50 or higher than 200; a creatinine greater than 1.3, Mini-Mental Status Exam score less than 26 or clinical depression based on a score of greater than 15 on the CES-D and Health Counselor's clinical evaluation. Subjects can not take the following medications: beta-agonist bronchodilators, systemic corticosteroids, anti-convulsants, immunosuppressive or cytotoxic therapy (currently or within the last 12 months), anabolic steroids, anti-depressants (not including SSRIs), anti-psychotics, chronic sypathomimetic medications, and dicyclomine.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
69 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00913991
Start Date
March 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2011
Last Update
September 11 2019
Active Locations (1)
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1
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55410