Evaluation of the dipping status of blood pressure (wether blood pressure decreases at night) and renal functional reserve and wether non-dippers (those whose blood pressure does not decrease at night) can be modulated to dippers with potassium treatment...
Date First Received: September 21, 2005
Last Updated: December 7, 2007
Verified by: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), December 2007
Clinical Trial Phase: N/A | Start Date: July 2002
Overall Status: Terminated
Estimated Enrollment: 144
Brief Summary
Official Title: “Pre-ESRD Syndrome in High Risk African American Young Adults”
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Evaluation of the dipping status of blood pressure (wether blood pressure decreases at night) and renal functional reserve and wether non-dippers (those whose blood pressure does not decrease at night) can be modulated to dippers with potassium treatment.
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Prevention, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment
Detailed Clinical Trial Description
Evaluation of the dipping status of blood pressure (wether blood pressure decreases at night) and renal functional reserve and wether non-dippers (those whose blood pressure does not decrease at night) can be modulated to dippers with potassium treatment.
Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial
- Drug: Potassium Chloride
Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial
- Inclusion Criteria: 18-35, healthy volunteers, African American
- Exclusion Criteria: Active medical conditions, prescription drug therapy other than birth control
Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both
Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years
Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: 35 Years
Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Clinical Trial Sponsor Information
Lead Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts
Elizabeth B Ripley, MD Principal Investigator Virginia Commonwealth University
Additional Information
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on August 29, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00224939
Study ID Number: DK 62714
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00224939
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
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