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Lead
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Primary research question:
Can meditation decrease the mean increase in diastolic blood pressure in pregnant hypertensive women at the transition from the second to the third trimester of gestation?
Secondary research question:
Can meditation decrease the mean increase in systolic blood pressure in pregnant hypertensive women at the transition from the second to the third trimester of gestation?
Does meditation practice increases (or decreases) the likelihood of change in Resilience indicators?
Does meditation practice increase (or decrease) the likelihood of change in anxiety and depression indicators?
Does meditation practice increase (or decrease) the likelihood of change in mindfulness indicators?
Does meditation practice increase (or decrease) the likelihood of change in quality of life indicators?
Age
21–50
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Pre-existing hypertension.
2. Single pregnancy, with gestational age between 20th and 24th weeks, with uncomplicated systemic arterial hypertension.
3. Prenatal follow-up in a high-risk pregnancy clinic.
4. No personal background of depression or psychiatric disorders.
5. No serious heart disease.
6. No illicit drugs and/or alcohol use.
7. Acceptance of the informed consent.
8. To follow the practice used in the study, the subjects are required to have an available phone in order to download an app which contains an audio guide for this purpose.
You may not be if
1. Diagnosis of depression and psychiatric disorders during pregnancy.
2. Patients who do not return to follow-up or who want to quit the study.
