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Hypertension: Prediction of Biofeedback Success

NCT00026065 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2007-10-01

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Summary

Hypertension, present in more than 50 million Americans, increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and its associated complications. More persons are turning to alternative medicine to deal with their health problems. Biofeedback may reduce blood pressure and/or allow the reduction of antihypertensive medications in some patients, while having no adverse effects. Yet biofeedback therapy is time-intensive and technician-intensive. Therefore, it is critical to be able to predict which patients with essential hypertension are most likely to lower his/her blood pressure using these techniques. This research proposes to test three different means of predicting whether a hypertensive subject will or will not be successful in lowering his/her blood pressure using biofeedback. Sixty hypertensive subjects will be studied over a three-year period. The results of this study will enable those caring for hypertensive persons to recommend biofeedback in an individualized way, thereby promoting adherence.

Conditions

  • Essential Hypertension

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Biofeedback

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Carolyn B Yucha, PhD · University of Florida

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-02-29
Completion
2006-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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