Mindfulness Attitude to Deliver Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (MADDASH)
Prehypertension
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Prehypertension focused on measuring Mindfulness, African American, fMRI
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
African American men or women who:
- are aged 21 and older,
- resting systolic (SBP) 120-160 and/or diastolic (DBP) 80-100 mm Hg
Exclusion Criteria:
- diagnosis of hypertension,
- currently taking antihypertensive medication,
- used of glucocorticoids six months prior to inclusion in study,
- adrenal insufficiency,
- expect to move out of the area within six months,
- score less than 20 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment,
- actively in counseling or regularly (at least three times per week) practice yoga or meditation,
- heart pacemaker, heart defibrillator, metal in the eye, and some types of metal elsewhere within the body such as certain surgical clips for aneurysms in the head, heart valve prostheses, electrodes, and some other implanted devices (for fMRI only), or
- pregnant.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
No Intervention
MAD DASH
DASH diet education
Usual Care-DASH Pamphlet Only
Mindfulness based stress reduction and diet education delivered in 8 sessions lasting 2.5 hours each. Mindfulness conducted by a certified trainer. Participants were given homework and meditation CD. Dietitian delivered diet education and conducted interactive food demonstrations. Participants were given option complete weekly diet diary for the dietitian to provide feedback.
Dietary approaches to stop hypertension sessions were delivered by a registered dietitian in 8 sessions lasting 1 hour each. Dietitian delivered diet education and conducted interactive food demonstrations. Participants were given option complete weekly diet diary for the dietitian to provide feedback.
Dietary approaches to stop hypertension pamphlet was mailed to each participant. They continued receiving usual care from their health care provider.