Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:47 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:47 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02761603
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. 1\. SBP≥130 but overall BP ≤ 170/110;
2. Able to perform light to moderate exercise;
3. Able to give informed consent;
4. Able to complete study assessments as described;
5. Understand study procedures and to comply with them for the entire length of the study;
6. 5\. 60+ years;
7. Able to complete written questionnaires without assistance (reading devices okay);
8. Have not had a fall in that resulted in hospitalization in the past 12 months;
9. Willing to be randomized to TC or HAP-E;
10. Able to attend regular study activities at the center and/or UCSD.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Currently performing meditation for more than 15 minutes at a time 2X/week or more);
2. Currently performing moderate exercise (enough to work up a sweat) for more than 15 minutes 2X/week or more.
3. Oxygen-dependent COPD;
4. Stroke, cerebral neurologic impairment, cardiac surgery or MI within the past year;
5. Current use of mood stabilizers, or antipsychotics;
6. Medications (steroids) and conditions affecting our immune assays or our physiological measures of vascular function (anti-cholinergics);
7. Severe kidney disease;
8. Current cancer diagnosis or treatment;
9. Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus;
10. Meets criteria for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, substance use disorder;
11. Suicidality;
12. Inability to read and write in English;
13. Inability to provide written informed consent;
14. Inability to adequately answer questions on the post-consent assessment;
15. Current smoker;
16. Body Mass Index \> 40 kg/m2;
17. Currently meets criteria for major depressive episode (per patient self-report of clinical diagnosis by a professional);
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT02761603
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02761603