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NCT03168789 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Tension Tamer Randomized Control Trial

A NA study, sponsored by Medical University of South Carolina.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
80
Enrollment target

NCT03168789: Completed NA study, sponsored by Medical University of South Carolina.

NCT03168789 is a NA study that has completed, run by Medical University of South Carolina. The registered enrollment target is 80 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03168789, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Medical University of South Carolina.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
80 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study is 12 months long and consists of 5 visits at baseline, months 1, 3, 6, and 12. To determine eligibility potential subjects will have resting blood pressures (BP) measured on 2 occasions. Pre-hypertensive individuals will be invited to participate in the study. After informed consent is obtained, subjects will complete baseline visit consisting of a survey, resting BP, wear activity watch for 7 days ambulatory blood pressure monitor for 24-hours, collect saliva and urine samples. Subjects will then be randomly assigned to Tension Tamer (TT) or lifestyle education program delivered via smartphone (SPCTL) groups. At the remaining 4 visits subjects will again complete a survey, resting BP, wear activity watch for 7 days ambulatory blood pressure monitor for 24-hours, collect saliva and urine samples. Throughout the 12 months TT group will meditate twice daily and SPCTL group will log physical activity.

Primary Outcome

Resting SBP reduction target -7 mmHg.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Tension Tamer (TT)
  • BEHAVIORAL Lifestyle education program (SPCTL)

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 80 participants
Start Date 2016-10-01
Est. Completion 2019-11-22
Phase NA

What the finished NCT03168789 record still lists

NCT03168789 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 80 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Tension Tamer (TT) is the first listed.

NCT03168789 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03168789 about?

NCT03168789 is a clinical study titled "Tension Tamer Randomized Control Trial". This study is 12 months long and consists of 5 visits at baseline, months 1, 3, 6, and 12. To determine eligibility potential subjects will have resting blood pressures (BP) measured on 2 occasions. Pre-hypertensive individuals will be invited to participate in the study. After informed consent is o...

What is the current status of trial NCT03168789?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 80 participants. The study started on 2016-10-01. Estimated completion is 2019-11-22.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03168789?

The interventions under investigation include: Tension Tamer (TT) (BEHAVIORAL), Lifestyle education program (SPCTL) (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03168789?

This trial is sponsored by Medical University of South Carolina, which has 755 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03168789's enrollment target sits among peer trials

80 994th of 2000 higher than 941 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03168789, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03168789 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.