Central Blood Pressure in Adolescents and Young Adults

N/AUnknownNCT02222077

University of Athens150 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to investigate in adolescents and young adults: * the 24h diurnal variation of ambulatory central blood pressure * the association of central compared to peripheral blood pressure with indices of asymptomatic target-organ damage

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

150

Conditions

Healthy Hypertension

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 25 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adolescents and young adults (age range 12-25 years) Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with any acute or significant chronic disease, with evidence of secondary hypertension, or on regular drug treatment will be excluded

Locations (1)

Hypertension Center, 3rd University Department of Medicine, Sotiria Hospital

Athens, Attica, Greece

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Correlation coefficients (r) between 24h ambulatory central blood pressure and indices of target-organ damage

Correlation coefficients (r) will be determined for the relationship between central blood pressure and indices of target-organ damage (left ventricular mass index, carotid intima-media thickness, pulse wave velocity). Also, these coefficients will be compared with z-statistic with the respective ones for the peripheral blood pressure.

Time frame: Assessment of each individual will require up to 3 days

Central Contacts

George S Stergiou, Professor of Medicine

CONTACT

+302107763117 gstergi@med.uoa.gr

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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