http://sctr.musc.edu 843-792-8300 Smartphone Delivered Meditation for Blood Pressure Control Among Prehypertensives: A Pilot Feasibility Clinical Trial Subtitle Presenters Date Mathew Gregoski, Ph.D. Frank A. Treiber, Ph.D. (MUSC) Alexey Vertegel, Ph.D. Aleksey Shaporev, Ph.D. (Clemson) S.C. Smart State Technology Applications Center for Healthful Lifestyles (TACHL) MUSC Colleges of Nursing & Medicine Presented at: Verizon Wireless Health Technology Initiative Meeting, Nov. 15, 2011, Charleston, S.C.
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http://sctr.musc.edu843-792-8300
Smartphone Delivered Meditation for Blood Pressure Control Among Prehypertensives:
A Pilot Feasibility Clinical Trial
SubtitlePresenters
Date
Mathew Gregoski, Ph.D. Frank A. Treiber, Ph.D. (MUSC)Alexey Vertegel, Ph.D. Aleksey Shaporev, Ph.D. (Clemson)
S.C. Smart State Technology Applications Center for Healthful Lifestyles (TACHL)
MUSC Colleges of Nursing & MedicinePresented at: Verizon Wireless Health Technology Initiative Meeting, Nov. 15, 2011,
Charleston, S.C.
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http://sctr.musc.edu843-792-8300
Rationale:• Essential hypertension (EH) impacts 33% of US adults, higher
prevalence among African Americans (AAs).• EH is a significant risk factor for CVD, heart attack, stroke, renal
failure.• Leading predictor of EH is preEH (SBP/DBP 121-139/81-89
mmHg)• Sustainable/easily disseminated prevention programs needed• Breathing meditation shown to reduce BP among EH and
preEH AA patients • Smartphones enable large-scale/easy dissemination