Orthostatic Hypotension Among Veterans (OH)

James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypotension, Orthostatic Hypotension

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT02123303

WEC-10-038

Details and patient eligibility

About

Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is defined as a fall in blood pressure when standing. Several different underlying diseases, conditions, or combinations of medicines may contribute to OH; therefore the cause of the condition varies among individuals. Some studies have shown that OH is associated with an increase in the rate of death, but it is not clear what role OH plays in increased morbidity. By studying what the prevalence of OH is in a generalized veteran population we expect increase clinical awareness of the degree of the problem so that patient care might be improved.

Enrollment: 300 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 89 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Veterans
• Between the ages of 18 and 89

Exclusion criteria

• Current illness/infection
• Pregnant

Trial design

300 participants in 1 patient group

Veterans