Mindfulness-Based Blood Pressure Reduction [MB-BP] Study
This study is no longer actively enrolling. If interested in taking a mindfulness class, visit the Mindfulness Center at Brown University website.
We also invite you to read about our Stage 1 research study findings that were recently published in PLOS One and have since been featured in a number of national and local news articles including an article published this year in the New York Times Magazine.
We also invite you to read about our Stage 1 research study findings that were recently published in PLOS One and have since been featured in a number of national and local news articles including an article published this year in the New York Times Magazine.
This is a 9-week program that takes place in Providence, Rhode Island and includes free training in mindfulness meditation, mindful movements, education about hypertension, and support for reducing hypertension risk factors. The study is testing whether the intervention lowers blood pressure. The course consists of nine weekly sessions that are 2.5 hours long, as well as an all-day weekend retreat. People who have a current regular meditation practice (i.e. meditate more than once per week) are not eligible.
Research participation also includes interviews, questionnaires and health measurements, such as blood pressure, height, and weight, which are completed both before and after the meditation program. |
Where does the study take place?What do participants learn?What is the goal of the study?What does the study entail?Who is eligible? |
This study takes place in Providence, Rhode Island at the Brown University School of Public Health.
The study intervention teaches participants mindfulness meditation, mindful movements, education about hypertension risk factors, and support for reducing hypertension risk factors.
The purpose of the study is to see whether the Mindfulness-Based Blood Pressure Reduction (MB-BP) intervention lowers blood pressure and reduces hypertension risk factors.
The program consists of 9 weekly sessions that are 2.5 hours and an all-day weekend retreat. Research participation also includes interviews, questionnaires, and health measurements such as blood pressure, height, and weight, which are completed both before and after the meditation program.
To see if you qualify for the study, please contact us to schedule a brief phone screener. Please note that individuals who have a current regular meditation practice (i.e. meditate more than once per week) are not eligible.
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If you are interested in taking part in the program, please contact us to see if you qualify.