The Study of Blood Pressure Variability to Impact Arterial Stiffness and Carotid Atherosclerosis

Carotid Atherosclerosis Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Relationship of Blood Pressure Variability, Arterial Stiffness and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Beijing Residents

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01466699
• Other study ID #: WS1916673
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 4, 2011
• Last updated: November 7, 2011
• Start date: January 2012
• Est. completion date: June 2013

Study information

• Verified date: November 2011
• Source: Capital Medical University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: China: Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether and what extent blood pressure variability is associated with arterial stiffness and carotid atherosclerosis, furthermore to compare the difference in the relationship of the types of blood pressure variability with arterial stiffness and carotid atherosclerosis.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 1235
• Est. completion date: June 2013
• Est. primary completion date: December 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Can step by himself/herself

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

• Secondary hypertension

• Chronic cardiac, renal, gastro-intestinal, pulmonary or any other systemic disease process requiring chronic intake of prescription medications

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Atherosclerosis
• Carotid Artery Diseases
• Carotid Atherosclerosis

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Yan Li