Behavioural Treatment of Hypertension

University of British Columbia

Status

Completed

Conditions

Hypertension

Treatments

Drug: Hydrochlorothiazide

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00247910

C01-0175

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment

150 patients

Sex

All

Ages

19+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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