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Effects of Change in Blood Pressure on Retinal Capillary Rarefaction in Patients With Arterial Hypertension
Led by Medical University of Vienna · Updated on 2024-09-19
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
100 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
To evaluate whether in patients with initially poorly-controlled arterial hypertension, structural and functional differences in the retina and choroid remain after achieving a well-controlled blood pressure.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effects of Change in Blood Pressure on Retinal Capillary Rarefaction in Patients With Arterial Hypertension
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Men and women aged 18 years or older
- Signed informed consent
- Normal eye exam except for hypertensive retinopathy
- Non-smokers
- Mild to moderate primary arterial hypertension (systolic BP ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg)
- Planned start or adjustment of antihypertensive medication by cardiology
- Willing to regularly measure and record blood pressure in a diary
You will not qualify if you...
- Participation in another clinical trial within the last 3 weeks
- Blood donation within the last 3 weeks
- Symptoms of a significant illness within the last 3 weeks
- Personal or family history of epilepsy
- Secondary hypertension causes (e.g., hyperaldosteronism, pheochromocytoma, renal artery stenosis, renal diseases, Cushing's syndrome, coarctation of the aorta)
- History of hypertensive encephalopathy or brain bleeding
- Diabetes mellitus Type 1 or Type 2
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- Women of childbearing potential not using effective contraception and not menopausal, hysterectomized, or sterilized
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria, 1090
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Research Team
G
Gerhard Garhöfer, Assoc. Prof. Priv. Doz. MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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