Active clinical trials for "Hypertension"

The purpose of this study was to assess efficacy and tolerability of travoprost 0.004% vs. bimatoprost 0.01% during the after office hour period (4 pm to 8 pm) in subjects with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension after 6 weeks of treatment.

Linkages between depression and cardiovascular disease have been well documented. These appear to be more than associations, and may reflect causal relationships through a number of proposed pathways, including decreased physical activity, poor dietary habits, medication non-adherence, and a direct impact on inflammatory mediators. Older adults are affected by both depression and heart disease, with increased risk in African American and Latino elderly. The BRIGHTEN-Heart trial tests the hypothesis that an enhanced primary care delivery system intervention which provides evidence-based, patient-centered mental health services targeting depression and cardiovascular risk factors can reduce the risk of development of cardiovascular disease in low-income elderly blacks and Hispanics. BRIGHTEN stands for Bridging Resources of a Geriatric Health Team via Electronic Networking, and in this intervention, specialty providers including geropsychologists, social workers, pharmacists, nutritionists, chaplains, occupational therapists, and others collaborate via the internet as a virtual team. The study will determine if such a virtual interdisciplinary clinical team collaboration can reduce depression in older (age ≥ 65) minority adults with comorbid depression and metabolic syndrome.

The purpose of this study is to study the differential short-term effect of nocturnal oxygen, acetazolamide tablets and nocturnal non-invasive positive pressure ventilation on symptoms, exercise capacity and nocturnal breathing disturbances in subjects with pulmonary hypertension and sleep related breathing disorders Trial with medicinal product

Unfavorably high sodium intakes remain prevalent around the world. A negative sodium gradient in hemodialysis treatment results in absolute sodium removal via diffusive transport of sodium from the blood to the dialysate, and it may be a potentially useful tool to improve sodium loading due to excess dietary sodium intake. The purpose of this study is to determine whether a in small negative sodium gradient could improve blood pressure level, arterial stiffness and left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive hemodialysis patients, who had been achieving and maintaining their dry weight assessed by bioimpedance spectroscopy.

Uncontrolled high blood pressure (HBP) is a major public health concern and leading cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide. The HBP crisis is particularly onerous to African Americans as they are disproportionately more susceptible to HBP than non-Hispanic White Americans. Poor adherence to prescribed medication regimens is a major problem, as only about half of patients who have been diagnosed with hypertension adhere to prescribed medications. Mobile phones and text messages are becoming widely integrated into routine daily life and may offer a simple and non-labor intensive strategy for improving the quality of medication management through enhancing medication adherence. This proposed research will be conducted in two distinct phases addressing three specific aims. For Specific Aim 1 (Phase I), the investigators propose to conduct focus groups with participants from the investigators target population in order to obtain feedback to guide the development of a mobile phone text message system that seeks to improve adherence to antihypertensive medications. For Specific Aim 2 (Phase II), the investigators propose to pilot test the newly developed text message intervention with a randomized controlled trial. For Specific Aim 3 (Phase II), the investigators propose to ascertain participant perceptions of intervention effectiveness and satisfaction in order to guide further system refinement. In Phase I, African Americans with uncontrolled hypertension (n=24-32) will be recruited to take part in one of four focus groups that will help guide the development of the text message intervention. In Phase II, African Americans with uncontrolled hypertension will be randomized to receive usual care (n=30) vs. the text message intervention (n=30). The primary outcome in this pilot will be change in medication adherence at one month follow-up; secondary outcomes include change in medication self-efficacy and systolic and diastolic blood pressure at one month follow-up, as well as participant satisfaction with the text message intervention. The proposed research will utilize the Wayne State University (WSU) Center for Urban Studies to conduct high quality and professionally run focus groups, the WSU Division of Computing and Information Technology's Broadcast Message Service infrastructure for the delivery of text messages, the WSU Center for Health Research for statistical analysis and grant management assistance, and a diverse study team from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds at WSU. As a result, the proposed research leverages the considerable local resources to investigate an innovative and much needed intervention for this high-risk population.

The purpose of this multicentre, open label, single-arm study in approximately 20 adult patients is to evaluate the Impact on lifestyle of a new thermo stable formulation of epoprostenol sodium in subjects with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH).

Pitavastatin, a representative statin-series anti-dyslipidemic drug, and Valsartan, a representative ARB-series anti-hypertensive drug, have been authorized for use also in South Korea. They have been tested in many countries and proved to be effective and safe. The concurrence of dyslipidemia and hypertension has a higher rate, hence statin-series drugs and antihypertensive drugs are simultaneously administered to such patients. The combined administration of statin-series drugs and CCB-series drugs have.

This study will evaluate the effect of treatment with multiple doses of MK-8457 on systolic blood pressure in participants with mild to moderate hypertension in addition to safety and tolerability. The study hypothesis is that MK-8457 does not increase systolic blood pressure to a clinically significant extent, as measured by 24-hour mean ambulatory systolic blood pressure change from baseline after 10 days of dosing.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy and safety of coadministered Irbesartan and Atorvastatin in patients with hypertension and hyperlipidemia.

The Symplicity HTN-3 study is a, multi-center, prospective, single-blind, randomized, controlled study of the safety and effectiveness of renal denervation in subjects with uncontrolled hypertension. Bilateral renal denervation will be performed using the Symplicity Catheter - a percutaneous system that delivers radiofrequency (RF)energy through the luminal surface of the renal artery.