Status:
COMPLETED
Trial of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in Elderly (TONE)
Lead Sponsor:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
Eligibility:
All Genders
60-80 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
To test the efficacy of weight loss and sodium restriction, alone and combined, in maintaining the normotensive state following withdrawal of antihypertensive medications in an elderly cohort. Conduct...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: An estimated 30 to 40 percent of elderly persons are treated with blood pressure medications. The efficacy of blood pressure drug therapy in older patients with diastolic or combined dias...
Eligibility Criteria
Men and women with a systolic blood pressure of less than 145 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure of less than 85 mm Hg on single-drug therapy.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 1992
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
March 1 1997
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00000535
Start Date
April 1 1992
End Date
March 1 1997
Last Update
November 7 2016
Active Locations (4)
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1
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
2
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
3
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
4
University of Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee, United States