The Role of COX-2 Inhibition in Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure
Hypertension

About this trial
This is an interventional basic science trial for Hypertension focused on measuring Salt sensitivity of Blood Pressure
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- healthy men and women
Exclusion Criteria:
- history of heart disease
- have had heart surgery
- high blood pressure
- diabetes
- cancer
- any other disease such as kidney or neurological diseases
- taking medications such as aspirin or medicines for your heart or blood pressure
- have asthma or are allergic to sulfa drugs
- body mass index greater than 30
- use tobacco
- pregnant
- women using oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy
Sites / Locations
- University of Delaware
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Placebo Comparator
Celebrex; Low sodium
Celebrex, High Sodium
Placebo, Low Sodium
Placebo, High Sodium
Subject completes a normal sodium diet (3 days), a low salt diet (7 days), followed by a high salt diet (7 days) while taking a celebrex pill (100 mg twice a day for 17 day trial), randomized for trial order (drug versus placebo) and sodium diet order (low versus high sodium).
Subject completes a normal sodium diet (3 days), a high salt diet (7 days), followed by a low salt diet (7 days) while taking a celebrex pill (100 mg twice a day for 17 day trial), randomized for trial order (drug versus placebo) and sodium diet order (low versus high sodium).
Subject completes a normal sodium diet (3 days), a low salt diet (7 days), followed by a high salt diet (7 days) while taking a placebo pill (twice a day for 17 day trial), randomized for trial order (drug versus placebo) and sodium diet order (low versus high sodium).
Subject completes a normal sodium diet (3 days), a high salt diet (7 days), followed by a low salt diet (7 days) while taking a placebo pill (twice a day for 17 day trial), randomized for trial order (drug versus placebo) and sodium diet order (low versus high sodium).