The Effect of Mindfulness Meditation, when Compared to routine education on Mental Health in Patients with Hypertensio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Hypertension.Essential (primary) hypertension
- Registration Number
- IRCT20190410043230N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Hypertension with the approval of a specialist
The history of regular visits to the center for at list the past 6 months
Absence of alcohol and substance abuse
Failure to receive psychological treatment in the past year
Ability to attend medical sessions
Earn a minimum score of 7 from the DASS21 questionnaire before starting the study
Lack of pregnancy and lactation
Exclusion Criteria
Acute psychological illness
Having chronic illnesses, such as cancer or any other serious medical conditions
Participate in psychotherapy sessions outside the research project protocol
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety, Depression and Stress. Timepoint: Beginning of the study and 13 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: DASS21 questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood pressure. Timepoint: Beginning of the study and 13 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: In a sitting position from right arm after 15 minutes rest with a standard Mercury barometer. The mean of 2 measures (5 minutes interval) will be considered as blood pressure.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Beginning of the study and 13 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: short form (SF)-36 QUESTIONNAIRE.