Building a Multidisciplinary Research Program to Address Hypertension Disparities: Exploring the Neurocognitive Mechanisms of a Self-Management Intervention for African American Women
Hypertension
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Hypertension
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Inclusion criteria are (a) aged >18, (b) clinically diagnosed with hypertension, and (c) right-handed (due to potential differences in brain morphology compared to left-handed individuals).
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Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion criteria are (a) history of renal insufficiency, (b) score less than 22 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA), and (c) having one of the following contraindications for fMRI: 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, pregnant. We require a score of >22 on the MOCA to assure that subjects are able to participate cognitive procedures.
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Sites / Locations
- University of Michigan School of NursingRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Intervention
Control
Along with providing education on a low sodium diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension or DASH), exercise, and medication adherence, the intervention arm is designed to promote information sharing and stimulate broad cortical neural networks, the default mode (DMN), which focuses on emotion-management and self-awareness.
education on a low sodium diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension or DASH), exercise, and medication adherence