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NCT Number: NCT00247910

Behavioural Treatment of Hypertension

The objective of the study is to determine whether psychological therapy (self-help or individualized intense stress management) is different than a single drug treatment in terms of their effectiveness for lowering blood pressure.

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

19 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

UBC Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 2B5, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • must be at least 19 years of age
  • subjects can be male or female
  • subjects must have an average resting blood pressure of >140 systolic pressure an/ or >90 diastolic pressure off anti-hypertensive medication

Exclusion criteria

  • must not be on more than 2 blood pressure lowering drugs
  • must not have known or suspected of having secondary hypertension on initial examination
  • must not be pregnant or anticipating pregnancy during study period
  • must not have history of allergy, hypersensitivity or intolerance to diuretics
  • must not have medical condition that may result in an unacceptable risk of complications due to uncontrolled hypertension during time period of study
  • must not have average resting BP readings that exceed 190 systolic, or 115 diastolic, or have two consecutive readings of 180 systolic or 110 diastolic

Treatment and study plan

Hydrochlorothiazide

Drug

Not recorded in detailed description.

Primary outcomes

  1. Day time ambulatory BP

    Time frame: See description

Secondary outcomes

  1. 24 hour ambulatory BP, and office resting BP

    Time frame: See description

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of British Columbia

Other

Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2001
Primary completion
2006
Study completion
2006
First posted
Nov 2, 2005
Registry last updated
Sep 19, 2011

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