Heart Rate Variability in White Coat Hypertension and Essential Hypertension

Completed

• Conditions: Essential Hypertension; White Coat Hypertension; Healthy

• Registration Number: NCT00286884
• Lead Sponsor: Regional Hospital Holstebro

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate heart rate variability in patients with white coat hypertension and patients with essential hypertension.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2006-02-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-02-03
• Study First Posted: 2006-02-06
• Status Verified: 2006-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2006-09-08
• Last Update Posted: 2006-09-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 65

Inclusion Criteria

• age 30-70 years
• office BP >150/95 mmHg and 24-h ambulatory BP =/>135/85 mmHg
• office BP >150/95 mmHg and 24-h ambulatory BP <135/85 mmHg
• office BP <150/95 mmHg and 24-h ambulatory BP <135/85 mmHg

Exclusion Criteria

• Clinical signs of disease of the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, brain or endocrine organs
• neoplastic disease
• daily use of medicine
• alcohol abuse
• abnormal laboratory screening including blood-hemoglobin, blood-white cell count, plasma-creatinine, plasma-alanine-amino-transaminases, plasma-albumin, plasma-sodium, plasma-potassium, urinary glucose, urinary albumin; electrocardiogram
• pregnancy
• unwillingness to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Medical Research, Holstebro Hospital; 🇩🇰 Holstebro, Denmark