Medical Research Council trial of treatment of mild hypertensio
Completed
- Conditions
- HypertensionCirculatory System
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN72268178
- Lead Sponsor
- Sponsor not defined - Record provided by the Medical Research Council (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 18000
Inclusion Criteria
Men and women age 35-64 at recruitment in 176 general practices in the Medical Research Council's General Practice Research Framework. Diastolic blood pressure of 90-109 mmHg with a systolic pressure below 200 mmHg.
Exclusion Criteria
Secondary hypertension; already on antihypertensive treatment; accepted indication for antihypertensive treatment; myocardial infarction or stroke within previous three months; presence of angina, intermittent claudication, diabetes, gout, bronchial asthma, serious intercurrent disease, pregnancy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method