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Clinical Trial
. 2004 Apr;17(4):366-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2003.12.008.

Impact of transcendental meditation on ambulatory blood pressure in African-American adolescents

Vernon A Barnes  1 , Frank A Treiber, Maribeth H Johnson
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Clinical Trial

Impact of transcendental meditation on ambulatory blood pressure in African-American adolescents

Vernon A Barnes et al. Am J Hypertens. 2004 Apr.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the impact of stress reduction on blood pressure (BP) in adolescents by the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program. African-American adolescents (aged 16.2 +/- 1.3 years) with high normal systolic BP were randomly assigned to either 4-month TM (n = 50) or health education control (n = 50) groups. Ambulatory 24-h BP measures were recorded at pretest, 2- and 4-month post-tests, and 4-month follow-up. Greater decreases in daytime systolic BP (P < .04) and diastolic BP (P < .06) in the TM group compared with the control group across the visits demonstrate a beneficial impact of the TM program in youth at risk for the development of hypertension.

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Comparison of daytime ambulatory blood pressure (BP) means between Transcendental Meditation (TM) and control (CTL) groups at pretest, 2- and 4-month active intervention, and 8-month follow-up for (A) systolic BP (SBP) (P < .04) and (B) diastolic BP (DBP) (P < .06).
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