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Has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or substance use disorder.\n6. Inability to give written informed consent in English.",true,"FEMALE","50 Years","80 Years",{"count":69,"type":70},60,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[73],"NA","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.",[76,77],"Meditation","Health Education","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-06-18",{"date":81,"type":82},"2026-06-23","ACTUAL",{"date":84,"type":70},"2026-10-01",{"date":86,"type":70},"2028-01-31",{"name":5,"class":6},1]