NCT07314827

Women's Healthy Aging and Menopause; (WHAM)

A Feasibility Study Examining the Comparison of Transcendental Meditation Versus Health Education on Psychological and Hemodynamic Function in Post-menopausal Women

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Miami · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 50 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The present study will examine whether women at high risk for developing hypertension, i.e., post-menopausal status, at least mild psychological distress, and mildly elevated blood pressure, show improvements in these risk factors after a 12-week Transcendental Meditation (TM) intervention compared to Women's Health Education (WHE). Positive findings will provide initial evidence of using nonpharmacological methods, such as TM, to prevent hypertension in postmenopausal women.

Conditions

• Meditation
• Health Education

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Transcendental Meditation (TM)	Orientation: 18-minute self-guided video; 30-45 minute remote group introductory talk. Instructional phase: 10-minute individual interview (phone/Zoom); one 60-75 minute in-person 1:1 TM instruction session at Miami TM Center, Lennar Center, or University of Miami (UM) Osher Center; three consecutive in-person group sessions (60-75 minutes each). Follow-up seminars: Six sessions over nine weeks (in person or Zoom), including a "10th Day Check" and additional \~30-minute seminars at 1, 2, and 3 months. Home practice: Two daily TM sessions (20 minutes each, morning and evening).
BEHAVIORAL	Women's Health Education (WHE)	Stage 1: 30-minute video and introductory lecture on menopause and cardiovascular health. Stage 2: 60-minute one-on-one health coach meeting plus nutrition video. Stage 3: Eight sessions (\~30 minutes each) with health check-ins, materials, and videos covering physical activity for heart and bone health, sleep and stress management during menopause, and lifestyle goal review and planning.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-01
• Primary completion: 2028-01-31
• Completion: 2028-01-31
• First posted: 2026-01-02
• Last updated: 2026-01-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States