Project Inspire: A New Translational Tool for Studying the Role of Breathing in Meditation
Mindful Breathing (MB) Intervention
+ Usual Care (UC) Control Condition
Maladies Cardiovasculaires+5
+ Hypertension
+ Processus pathologiques
Étude de prévention
Résumé
Date de début de l'étude : 1 février 2011
Date à laquelle le premier participant a commencé l'étude.A recent National Health Interview Survey reported that breathing exercises were the second most common complementary and alternative medicine practice in the United States, following only the use of "natural products." With such widespread interest in breathing exercises, alone or as a component of practices such as meditation, a need exists for research that examines not only its efficacy, but also investigates potential mechanisms of action. Indeed, a recent National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) Meditation Workshop recommended research to clarify biological pathways by which meditation practices, including breathing exercises, can impact health. To explore mechanisms underlying the health effects of breathing exercises, new translational tools are needed that can measure breathing patterns in both the clinic and natural environment. The primary objective of the present proposal is the application of a new technology to the investigation of pathways by which breathing exercises can affect health. For this project, the health-related outcome measure to be studied is a major cardiovascular risk factor, blood pressure.
Protocole
Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan de l'étude, y compris la manière dont l'étude est conçue et ce qu'elle évalue.99 participants à inclure
Nombre total de participants que l'essai clinique vise à recruter.Prévention
Éligibilité
Les chercheurs recherchent des patients correspondant à une certaine description appelée critères d'éligibilité : état de santé général ou traitements antérieurs du patient.Femme
Le sexe biologique des participants éligibles à s'inscrire.À partir de 50 ans
Tranche d'âge des participants éligibles à participer.Volontaires sains non autorisés
Indique si les individus en bonne santé et ne présentant pas la condition étudiée peuvent participer.Conditions
Pathologie
Critères
Inclusion Criteria * Mean 24-hr SBP: 130-139 mmHg * Female * \> 50 years of age * Post menopausal, defined as greater than or equal to one year without a menstrual cycle. * Body Mass Index (BMI): 19-31 * English speaking (Patients not able to read and speak English will be excluded as the behavioral group interventions are conducted in English) * Has a personal physician Exclusion Criteria (Individuals will be filtered in the KP OSCA database according to the following ICD-9 codes): Respiration: * 491.X chronic Bronchitis incl COPD * 492.X emphysema * 493.X asthma * 494-496; 500-519: all kinds of chronic pulmonary conditions Cardiovascular: * 404.9 chronic ischemic heart disease * 425.X cardiomyopathies * 428.X heart failure * 430-438 cerebrovascular diseases Kidney: * 582-583 chronic glomerulonephritis * 584-588 renal failure Liver: \- 571.X chronic liver disease and cirrhosis Smoker: 305.1 Psychiatric: * 290-299 dementia/schizophrenia/ psychoses… * 303, 304 alcohol or drug dependence * 317-319 mental retardation Medications: * All blood pressure medications * All tranquilizers, benzodiazepins if prescribed regularly, e.g. every month * All narcotics if prescribed regularly, e.g. every month Other: \- Plan to relocate residence outside recruitment area during the intervention or follow- period
Plan de l'étude
Découvrez tous les traitements administrés dans cette étude, leur description détaillée et ce qu'ils impliquent.2 groupes d'intervention sont désignés dans cette étude
Cette étude ne comporte pas de groupe placebo.
Groupes de traitement
Groupe I
ExpérimentalGroupe II
Objectifs de l'étude
Objectifs principaux
Objectifs secondaires