The Influence of Heart Rate Reduction Upon Central Arterial Pressure in Younger and Older Healthy Individuals

NCT01029223 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2011-11-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of slowing heart rate upon both central and peripheral blood pressures using a medication called Ivabradine which slows heart rate without affecting heart contraction, and to compare the effects of ivabradine to a traditional blood pressure lowering medication called metoprolol (which is a beta-blocker).

Conditions

  • Blood Pressure

Interventions

DRUG

ivabradine

DRUG

metoprolol

DRUG

placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bayside Health

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2011-12-31

More Related Trials

Entities

Drugs

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT01029223 on ClinicalTrials.gov