investigation of the physiological stress response in patients with hypertension dependent on attachment
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- I10.9
- Registration Number
- DRKS00009775
- Lead Sponsor
- Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Uniklinik Ulm
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Inclusion Criteria
age between 18 and 80, sufficient knowledge of German language. For group of patients with hypertension: diagnosed hypertension with at least 1 anti-hypertensive drug
Exclusion Criteria
for hypertension group: secondary hypertension, severe left ventricular dysfunction, stroke with cognitive residuals, severe valve stenosis or insufficiency, actual malignoma, end stage renal disease with dialyses, actual alcohol addiction, actual psychosis, dementia, chronic inflammatory diseases, actual cortisol intake, severe peripheral arterial occlusive disease, probable PTSD.
Additionally for healthy group:
any disease requiring constant medication except L-Thyroxin
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method cortisol which is measured in venous blood after a resting period of 10 minutes, after the interview, after the stressor and after another resting period. <br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method systolic and diastolic blood pressure which are measured after a resting period of 10 minutes, after the attachment interview, after the attachment-related stressor and after another resting period.