Genetics of Cardiovascular Reactivity in Black Youth

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

To evaluate individual differences in cardiovascular responses to acute stress in Black adolescents.

Clinical Trial Description

BACKGROUND:

The prevalence and severity of essential hypertension (EH) are greater among Black Americans than other ethnic groups in the U.S. Blacks are at increased risk for target organ damage from elevated blood pressure, including heart disease, stroke, and endstage renal failure. There are significant ethnic differences in cardiovascular reactivity (CVR) to stress, which is a risk factor for elevated blood pressure. Studies have shown that CVR to stress is stable over time, heritable, and predictive of future elevations in blood pressure and the development of essential hypertension. These properties make measures of CVR a valuable intermediate for genetic studies of hypertensive risk.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

The genetic epidemiology study will test the hypothesis that individual differences in CVR to acute stress in Black youth are associated with well defined polymorphisms in candidate genes related to blood pressure including: 1) alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptor genes; 2) genes involved in catecholamine metabolism; 3) genes involved in endocrine function; 4) genes involved in the renin angiotensin system. By focusing on normotensive youth at risk for developing essential hypertension, the investigators hope to identify genes associated with the onset, rather than the sequelae, of hypertension. Moreover, given that CVR to acute stress is defined as a change in cardiovascular function evoked by an environmental manipulation of stress, the research is inherently a study of gene-environment interactions.

A total of 500 unrelated Black adolescents and young adults (equal numbers of males and females), 15-21 years of age will be studied. Buccal cell samples will be collected for DNA extraction from all subjects for genetic association analyses. Impedance cardiography and blood pressure monitoring will be used to assess components of CVR to stress during video game, mental arithmetic, cold pressor, and whole body cold exposure tasks, all of which have been utilized or developed in the laboratory. Various methods will be used to evaluate genetic associations with CVR to acute stress, including analyses of single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes. Supplementary analyses will evaluate potential gene-gene interactions and additional gene-environment interactions involving chronic environmental stress. ;

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT00064675
Study type	Observational
Source	University of Tennessee
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	July 2003
Completion date	June 2008

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