Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Mechanisms of Meditation in Hypertension in Blacks
Brief Summary: High blood pressure is a common health problem among people in the United States. This study will compare the effectiveness of a meditation program versus a health education program at decreasing stress and lowering blood pressure levels among African-American adults with high blood pressure.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age 20 to 75 years
2. Hypertension by ABPM at baseline (daytime \> 135/85 mmHg or 24-hour ABPM \> 130/80 mmHg)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Use of antihypertensive within 6 months of the screening ABPM.
2. Screening office BP \> 180/100 and ABPM \> 160/100 mmHg.
3. Diabetes
4. Secondary hypertension
5. Renal disease (GFR \< 60 ml/min or overt nephropathy)
6. History of heart attack
7. Stroke or TIA or
8. Re-vascularization procedure.
9. Active malignant disease (except non-melanoma skin cancer)
10. Epileptic seizure 6 months before the screening visit.
11. Congestive heart failure
12. Severe liver disease
13. Pregnancy or lactation period
14. Participation in a clinical trial or receipt of investigational compound or treatment in the 3 months prior to the initial screening visit.
15. Planned elective surgery during the study period except for cataract surgery
B: Inclusion Criteria:

African American men and women with documented coronary heart disease defined a coronary angiogram demonstrating the presence of one more coronary arteries with \> or = 50% stenosis.

Exclusion Criteria:

acute MI, stroke or coronary revascularization within the previous three months; symptomatic heart failure with EF \< 20%; dementia or other cognitive impairment determined clinically; and non-cardiac life threatening illness.

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C: Inclusion Criteria:

* age 18-65 years
* current smoker with history of \>5 cigarettes/day for past year (and expired carbon monoxide \>6 parts per million \[ppm\])
* motivated to quit within next 30 days
* valid home address in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area
* functioning telephone number
* own a mobile phone with text messaging capacity
* can speak, read, and write in English
* at least a sixth-grade level of health literacy

Exclusion Criteria:

* contraindication for nicotine patch
* active substance abuse/dependence
* regular use of tobacco products other than cigarettes
* current use of tobacco cessation medications
* pregnancy or lactation
* household member enrolled in the study
* current diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, or use of antipsychotic medications
* clinically significant depressive symptoms
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Self-identifies as African American
* Resides in Washington, DC or surrounding communities
* Has stage I hypertension, defined as systolic blood pressure between 140 and 159 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure between 90 and 99 mm Hg, on average, without taking antihypertensive medications in the sympatholytic class (e.g., beta blockers, alpha antagonists, central nervous system agonists)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Blood pressure levels of less than 140/90 mm Hg or greater than 160/100 mm Hg
* History of clinical cardiovascular disease (e.g., heart attack, angina, intermittent claudication, congestive heart failure, stroke)
* Long-term kidney failure
* Any other life-threatening illness (e.g., advanced cancer)
* History of major psychiatric disorder (e.g., psychosis, dementia, substance abuse disorder)

Answer: D