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Trial reportEthnicity & disease2008

Impact of breathing awareness meditation on ambulatory blood pressure and sodium handling in prehypertensive African American adolescents.

Vernon A Barnes, Robert A Pendergrast, Gregory A Harshfield, Frank A Treiber

Open access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Ethnicity & disease, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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37 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Mindfulness-based interventions among people of color: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vernon A BarnesGeorgia Institute for Prevention of Human Diseases and Accidents, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912, USA. vbarnes@mcg.edu
Robert A Pendergrast
Gregory A Harshfield
Frank A Treiber
Augusta University Health · US

Funding

Stress Reduction: Impact on BP in African American YouthR01HL078216 · NHLBI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI TREIBER, FRANK A · 2005 to 2009
$1.9M
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TRAINING IN PULMONARY RESEARCHT32HL007216 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI HYDE, RICHARD W · 1985 to 2000
$53k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL07216NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL078216NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007216
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study evaluated the impact of a breathing awareness meditation (BAM) program on ambulatory blood pressure and sodium handling in African American adolescents with high-normal systolic blood pressure (SBP) levels. DESIGN AND

methodsFollowing three consecutive days of SBP screenings, 66 eligible ninth graders were randomly assigned by school to either BAM (n = 20) or health education control (n = 46) groups. The BAM group engaged in 10-minute BAM sessions at school and at home each day for three months. Teachers conducted sessions at school during health classes. Before and after the intervention, overnight urine samples were collected, and ambulatory SBP, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate were recorded periodically for 24 hours.

resultsSignificant changes before and after the intervention were observed between BAM and control groups for SBP during school hours (-4.7 vs .9 mm Hg, P < .05), SBP at night (-4.8 vs -.6 mm Hg, P < .01), and heart rate during school hours (-6.7 vs -2.3 bpm, P < .02), adjusted for their respective preintervention levels. The overnight urinary sodium excretion rate decreased in the BAM group but increased in the control group (-.3 +/- 4.9 vs 1.1 +/- 4.0 mEq/hour, P < .03).

conclusionsThese findings demonstrate the potential beneficial impact of BAM taught by school health teachers on blood pressure control in the natural environment in African American youth at risk for development of hypertension.

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AwarenessBlood PressureRespirationAdolescentBlack or African AmericanFemaleHumansHypertensionMaleMeditationSodiumSodium

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PMID18447091
PMCPMC3216041
OpenAlexW1577400097

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