Status:

COMPLETED

Sleep, Blood Pressure and Vascular Health

Lead Sponsor:

University of Colorado, Boulder

Conditions:

Blood Pressure

Sleep

Eligibility:

All Genders

45-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators hypothesize that chronic insufficient sleep is associated with diminished endothelium-dependent nitric oxide-mediated vasodilation and endothelial tissue-type plasminogen activator r...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects will be men and women of all races and ethnic backgrounds aged 45-65 years.
  • All women will be premenopausal, perimenopausal or post-menopausal not taking hormone replacement therapy.
  • Subjects will be prehypertensive/hypertensive (Stage 1 hypertension) defined as resting systolic blood pressure 125-159 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure 75-99 mmHg.
  • Subjects will have no overt signs of disease as assessed by:
  • medical history;
  • physical examination;
  • electrocardiogram and BP at rest and maximal exercise;
  • sedentary as determined from the Stanford Physical Activity Questionnaire (\<35 kcal/wk) and will not have engaged in any program of regular physical activity for at least 6 months prior to the study.
  • Subjects that have a pre-existing diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea, or are determined to have obstructive sleep apnea based on their sleep disorders screening visit will be allowed in the study, but will not take part in the sleep intervention/post sleep intervention visits.

Exclusion

  • History of stroke (phone screen and medical record) Peripheral vascular disease (phone screen and medical record) History of anaphylaxis to betadine, lidocaine, iodine Body mass index \> 40 kg/m2
  • Subjects taking blood pressure-or diabetes related medication Chronic Insomnia (prior or current diagnosis) History of or current psychiatric disorder (e.g., prior or current diagnosis, current BDI-II\>13; BAI\>10) Significant organ system dysfunction/disease (e.g. diabetes, severe pulmonary, kidney disease) History of seizure disorder Pregnant/nursing Positive toxicology screen-(THC, OPI, AMP, COC, PCP, BAR, BZO, MAMP/MDMA upon sleep lab admission)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 10 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

107 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04017039

Start Date

November 10 2016

End Date

May 1 2023

Last Update

November 30 2023

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UC-Boulder Clinical and Translational Research Center

Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80309