Clinical Trial of Meditation for Cardiovascular Disease in Older Black Women
NCT ID: NCT00010608
Last Updated: 2009-12-07
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE2
196 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
1999-10-31
2006-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to either active stress reduction with TM or health education control, both in addition to usual medical care, for 12 months. The primary outcome will be carotid artery atherosclerosis (IMT) measured non-invasively by quantitative B-mode ultrasonography. Secondary measures will include traditional CVD risk factors (blood pressure, serum glucose and insulin levels, obesity, and sedentary lifestyle), stress-related neurohormones (catecholamine metabolite and cortisol), psychosocial stress, and quality of life. The results of this trial will yield valuable new knowledge for the prevention of CVD through a CAM intervention in high risk older African American women.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Transcendental Meditation program
A mental technique for stress reduction which is natural, easy and effortless and is practiced sitting in a chair with eyes closed for 20 minutes twice a day.
Transcendental Meditation
a mantra meditation technique which originated from the Vedic tradition of India. It is practiced from 20 minutes twice a day sitting comfortably in a chair with eyes closed.
Health Education
A lifestyle modification program for improving diet, exercise, salt intake and substance use.
Health Education
didactic education classes for lifestyle modification through diet, exercise, substance use control, and salt intake
Interventions
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Transcendental Meditation
a mantra meditation technique which originated from the Vedic tradition of India. It is practiced from 20 minutes twice a day sitting comfortably in a chair with eyes closed.
Health Education
didactic education classes for lifestyle modification through diet, exercise, substance use control, and salt intake
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Coronary artery disease (CAD/CHD) defined by laboratory examination or documented clinical history of: a)myocardial infarction; b) coronary revascularization procedure--CABG, PTCA; c) coronary angiography--at least one coronary artery with \>50% stenosis
* Informed consent
* Written Permission of participant's referring physician
60 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Howard University
OTHER
Morehouse College of Medicine
UNKNOWN
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
NIH
Principal Investigators
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Robert H. Schneider, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Center for Health and Aging Studies
Locations
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Howard University Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Maharishi University of Management
Fairfield, Iowa, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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