Results on the Transcendental Meditation program from the current meta-analysis differ
significantly from the AHRQ report [13] for several reasons. Overlapping studies were
removed, data collection errors were corrected, and additional studies were identified [25].
Two trials of adolescent subjects with high normal or prehypertensive BP levels were included
here, consistent with NIH guidelines that require including children in medical research [34,
35]. A 2006 trial [29••] not included in the AHRQ report due to its relatively recent publication
was included in the present analysis.