Short-term Effects of Passiflora and Meditation on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate

Investigating the Short-term Effects of Passiflora Incarnate and Mobile Audio-guided Meditation on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Naturopathic Medical Students

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03953469

Enrollment

250

Registered

2019-05-16

Start date

2020-08-31

Completion date

2021-08-31

Last updated

2020-03-26

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Conditions

Blood Pressure, Heart Rate Fast

Keywords

passionflower, heart rate, blood pressure

Brief summary

This study is intended to study the effects of one-time acute dosing of a solid extract of Passiflora incarnata, also known as Passionflower, on blood pressure and heart rate in students. Our hypothesis is that blood pressure levels and heart rates will decrease significantly in response to Passiflora incarnata.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTPassiflora incarnata

One-time administration of 1/8 tsp solid extract Passiflora incarnata providing 900mg of Passiflora incarnata

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

There are two arms. One arm involves consuming a placebo. The second arm involves taking the Passionflower. Neither the primary investigator nor the participant will know which treatment they are taking.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

all University of Bridgeport students are invited to participate

Exclusion criteria

1. Those taking hypertensive medication 2. Those taking anti-anxiety medication, including MAOI medication 3. Those taking blood-thinning medication 4. Those who are pregnant 5. Those who could be pregnant 6. Those who will have surgery 2 weeks before the research date 7. Those who are scheduled to have surgery 2 weeks after the research date 8. Those who have consumed caffeine, food/tyramine containing foods, stimulant medication, cold medicine, decongestant medicine, antihistamine medicine, cough suppressants, alcoholic beverages, or stimulant energy drinks within 2 hours before the study period.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in blood pressure between baseline and 15 minutes	15 minutes	Change in blood pressure between baseline and 15 minutes
Change in heart rate between baseline and 15 minutes	15 minutes	Change in heart rate between baseline and 15 minutes

Contacts

Primary ContactKimberly Sanders, ND

kimbersa@bridgeport.edu2035764425

Backup ContactMark Mattie, MD, PhD

mmattie@bridgeport.edu

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026