Carotid-body modulation through meditation in stage-I hypertensive subjects: Study protocol of a randomized and controlled study

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 102; no. 1; p. e32295
• Main Authors: Augusto, Tiago Rodrigues de Lemos, Peroni, Juliana, de Vargas, Wandriane, Santos, Priscilla Caroll, Dantas, Wendel, Padavini, Roberta Lazari, Koch, Rodrigo, Saraiva, Erlandson, Bastos, Marco Aurélio Vinhosa, Müller, Paulo de Tarso
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 06.01.2023
• Subjects: Adult; Carotid Body; Female; Humans; Hyperoxia; Hypertension; Male; Meditation - methods; Prospective Studies; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Study Protocol Clinical Trial; Treatment Outcome

Adjunctive therapy for hypertension is in high demand for clinical research. Therefore, several meta-analyses have provided sufficient evidence for meditation as an adjunct therapy, without being anchored on reliable physiological grounds. Meditation modulates the autonomic nervous system. Herein, w...