Effect of cardiovascular response to psychological laboratory stress task on increased blood pressure in healthy normotensive Thai participants over a forty months follow-up

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: healthy Thai participants130 participants; cardiovascular reactivity; blood pressure; anxiety and depression scores; mental stress tests

• Registration Number: TCTR20160208007
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Physiotherapy

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2014-07-10
• Study Start: 2016-02-08
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

The participants had no known history of CVD or surgery including a prior myocardial infarction and percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass graft, history of neurological disorder (i.e., prior convulsions, or head injury that resulted in concussion), peripheral vascular disease, history of stroke or symptomatic cerebral ischaemia (cerebrovascular accidence), chronic renal failure or liver disease, history of psychiatric problems that are diagnosed and treated in physical medicine.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants who had a current fever or high temperature prior to or during the experimental test were also excluded from the current study. Participants who were currently pregnant were excluded. Participants who reported having a history of any circulatory disorder including Raynaud’s Disease were excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
blood pressure 3 years follow-up cardiovascular reactivity

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
anxity and depression scores 3 years follow-up The Hospital anxiety and depression scales questionnaire