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Lead
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
With
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the relaxation response is more effective than health education training (attention control) in reducing systolic blood pressure and anti-hypertensive medication elimination in elderly adults with isolated systolic hypertension.
Age
55–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
55 years or older
currently taking at least 2 anti-hypertensive medications
systolic blood pressure between 140-159 mmHg
diastolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg
read and understand English
access to a telephone
ability to attend all study visits
You may not be if
other cardiovascular disease
major medical illness
previous experience with any RR eliciting technique
current use of:beta-agonist bronchodilators, systemic corticosteroids, anti-convulsants/psychotics, immunosuppressants, cytotoxic therapy, anabolic steroids, antidepressants (other than SSRIs), dicyclomine, bile acid binding resins, or sympathomimetic medication
Clareo Health | Mechanisms and Therapeutic Effects of the Relaxation Response in Elderly Hypertensive Patients
