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Cardiovascular DiseasesNCT00079690

Genetic Epidemiology of Blood Pressure Intervention

An observational study of Cardiovascular Diseases and Heart Diseases, run by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

To localize and identify new genes related to variation in blood pressure (BP) responses to a low dietary sodium intake, a high dietary sodium intake, oral potassium supplementation, and the cold pressor test. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 60 years
How many people
Not given
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Sep 2002to Aug 2006
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 60 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

No eligibility criteria

About this study

To localize and identify new genes related to variation in blood pressure (BP) responses to a low dietary sodium intake, a high dietary sodium intake, oral potassium supplementation, and the cold pressor test.

Read the detailed description

BACKGROUND:

Systemic hypertension is a complex disease determined by both genetic and environmental factors and is of significant public health interest. In addition, identifying genes that interact significantly with dietary sodium and potassium intake, or even the cold pressure test may enable clinicians to target life style modification for prevention and treatment of hypertension.

The study is conducted in response to a Request for Applications issued in October, 2001 on the Interaction of Genes and the Environment in Shaping Risk Factors for Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Disorders.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

The study uses a family intervention study design. The investigators will recruit 750 sibships (n=1750 siblings) and their parents (n=1250) from 500 families, each family ascertained through a proband who has untreated high normal BP or stage-1 hypertension (systolic BP 130-160 mm Hg and diastolic BP 85-100 mm Hg) from rural China. They will collect baseline information on medical history, lifestyle risk factors, anthropometric measures, BP, and blood measures (renin activity, ACE, angiotensin II, natriuretic peptide, glucose, insulin, and lipids) in all participants, and dietary nutrient intake (three 24-hour recalls) and urinary sodium and potassium excretion (three 24-hour) in the siblings. They will conduct the following interventions in the siblings: a cold pressor test at baseline (day 2 or 3), a 1-week low sodium-feeding study (40 mmol sodium/day on days 4-10), a 1-week high sodium-feeding study (280 mmol sodium/day on days 11-17), and a 1-week oral potassium supplementation (90 mmol potassium/day on days 18-24). They will measure BP and 24-hour urinary sodium and potassium excretion during the last 3 days of each intervention period. They will also perform genotyping for genomewide linkage scans and for candidate genes in all siblings and their parents. BP responses to the interventions will be analyzed primarily as quantitative traits. The primary analyses include linkage analysis, transmission/disequilibrium test, and association analysis between genetic markers and BP responses to the interventions.

Medical subject headings
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Hypertension

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Mar 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2002
  3. Primary completionAug 2006
  4. Study completionAug 2006

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00079690
Sponsor's protocol ID
1244
Other IDs
U01HL072507
Status last verified
May 2009
First submitted
10 Mar 2004
Last updated
29 Jul 2016
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Huang J, Wildman RP, Gu D, Muntner P, Su S, He J. Prevalence of isolated systolic and isolated diastolic hypertension subtypes in China. Am J Hypertens. 2004 Oct;17(10):955-62. doi: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.06.007.

    PubMed 15485760
  • Wildman RP, Gu D, Muntner P, Huang G, Chen J, Duan X, He J. Alcohol intake and hypertension subtypes in Chinese men. J Hypertens. 2005 Apr;23(4):737-43. doi: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000163141.82212.5f.

    PubMed 15775777

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Cardiovascular Diseases and Heart Diseases, run by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Jul 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00079690, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Jul 2016.

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