NCT00005315

Brief Summary

To evaluate the role of psychosocial factors in the development of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. To estimate the prevalence of masked hypertension and its potential role in the development of subclinical cardiovascular disease To compare the reliability of office blood pressure (BP), home BP and ambulatory BP, and their associations with subclinical cardiovascular disease

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
893

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 1993

Longer than P75 for all trials

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 1993

Completed
6.7 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 25, 2000

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 26, 2000

Completed
8.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2008

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 1, 2008

Completed
Last Updated

July 18, 2024

Status Verified

August 1, 2008

Enrollment Period

14.9 years

First QC Date

May 25, 2000

Last Update Submit

July 17, 2024

Conditions

Cardiovascular DiseasesHeart DiseasesHypertension

Keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoringMasked hypertension

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure

    baseline and follow-up (50% of sample, an average of 6.5 years later)

  • left ventricular mass index

    by 2-D echocardiography

    cross-sectional (baseline) and change (an average of 6.5 years later)

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 100 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Participants were recruited from 4 worksites and seen at one of two study sites.

Employed screening blood pressure \<=160/105 mmHg not taking antihypertensive medication no evidence of secondary hypertension no history of cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, peripheral vascular disease).

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Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (50)

  • Devereux RB, Pini R, Aurigemma GP, Roman MJ. Measurement of left ventricular mass: methodology and expertise. J Hypertens. 1997 Aug;15(8):801-9. doi: 10.1097/00004872-199715080-00002.

    PMID: 9280201BACKGROUND

  • Devereux RB. Do antihypertensive drugs differ in their ability to regress left ventricular hypertrophy? Circulation. 1997 Apr 15;95(8):1983-5. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.95.8.1983. No abstract available.

    PMID: 9133501BACKGROUND

  • Devereux RB, Agabiti-Rosei E, Dahlof B, Gosse P, Hahn RT, Okin PM, Roman MJ. Regression of left ventricular hypertrophy as a surrogate end-point for morbid events in hypertension treatment trials. J Hypertens Suppl. 1996 Sep;14(2):S95-101; discussion S101-2. doi: 10.1097/00004872-199609002-00018.

    PMID: 8934385BACKGROUND

  • Roman MJ, Pickering TG, Schwartz JE, Pini R, Devereux RB. Relation of arterial structure and function to left ventricular geometric patterns in hypertensive adults. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1996 Sep;28(3):751-6. doi: 10.1016/0735-1097(96)00225-2.

    PMID: 8772767BACKGROUND

  • Kim M, Roman MJ, Cavallini MC, Schwartz JE, Pickering TG, Devereux RB. Effect of hypertension on aortic root size and prevalence of aortic regurgitation. Hypertension. 1996 Jul;28(1):47-52. doi: 10.1161/01.hyp.28.1.47.

    PMID: 8675263BACKGROUND

  • Cavallini MC, Roman MJ, Blank SG, Pini R, Pickering TG, Devereux RB. Association of the auscultatory gap with vascular disease in hypertensive patients. Ann Intern Med. 1996 May 15;124(10):877-83. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-124-10-199605150-00003.

    PMID: 8610916BACKGROUND

  • Saba PS, Roman MJ, Ganau A, Pini R, Jones EC, Pickering TG, Devereux RB. Relationship of effective arterial elastance to demographic and arterial characteristics in normotensive and hypertensive adults. J Hypertens. 1995 Sep;13(9):971-7. doi: 10.1097/00004872-199509000-00006.

    PMID: 8586832BACKGROUND

  • James GD, Toledano T, Datz G, Pickering TG. Factors influencing the awake-sleep difference in ambulatory blood pressure: main effects and sex differences. J Hum Hypertens. 1995 Oct;9(10):821-6.

    PMID: 8576898BACKGROUND

  • Gerin W, Pickering TG. Association between delayed recovery of blood pressure after acute mental stress and parental history of hypertension. J Hypertens. 1995 Jun;13(6):603-10. doi: 10.1097/00004872-199506000-00005.

    PMID: 7594416BACKGROUND

  • Roman MJ, Pickering TG, Pini R, Schwartz JE, Devereux RB. Prevalence and determinants of cardiac and vascular hypertrophy in hypertension. Hypertension. 1995 Aug;26(2):369-73. doi: 10.1161/01.hyp.26.2.369.

    PMID: 7635548BACKGROUND

  • Okin PM, Roman MJ, Devereux RB, Kligfield P. Electrocardiographic identification of increased left ventricular mass by simple voltage-duration products. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1995 Feb;25(2):417-23. doi: 10.1016/0735-1097(94)00371-v.

    PMID: 7829796BACKGROUND

  • Palmieri V, de Simone G, Roman MJ, Schwartz JE, Pickering TG, Devereux RB. Ambulatory blood pressure and metabolic abnormalities in hypertensive subjects with inappropriately high left ventricular mass. Hypertension. 1999 Nov;34(5):1032-40. doi: 10.1161/01.hyp.34.5.1032.

    PMID: 10567178BACKGROUND

  • Saba PS, Roman MJ, Longhini C, Scorzoni D, Pini R, Devereux RB, Ganau A. Carotid intimal-medial thickness and stiffness are not affected by hypercholesterolemia in uncomplicated essential hypertension. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 1999 Nov;19(11):2788-94. doi: 10.1161/01.atv.19.11.2788.

    PMID: 10559027BACKGROUND

  • Gerber LM, Schwartz JE, Schnall PL, Devereux RB, Warren K, Pickering TG. Effect of body weight changes on changes in ambulatory and standardized non-physician blood pressures over three years. Ann Epidemiol. 1999 Nov;9(8):489-97. doi: 10.1016/s1047-2797(99)00028-9.

    PMID: 10549882BACKGROUND

  • Kario K, Schwartz JE, Pickering TG. Ambulatory physical activity as a determinant of diurnal blood pressure variation. Hypertension. 1999 Oct;34(4 Pt 1):685-91. doi: 10.1161/01.hyp.34.4.685.

    PMID: 10523347BACKGROUND

  • Liu JE, Roman MJ, Pini R, Schwartz JE, Pickering TG, Devereux RB. Cardiac and arterial target organ damage in adults with elevated ambulatory and normal office blood pressure. Ann Intern Med. 1999 Oct 19;131(8):564-72. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-131-8-199910190-00003.

    PMID: 10523216BACKGROUND

  • Devereux RB, Okin PM, Roman MJ. Left ventricular hypertrophy as a surrogate end-point in hypertension. Clin Exp Hypertens. 1999 Jul-Aug;21(5-6):583-93. doi: 10.3109/10641969909060991.

    PMID: 10423084BACKGROUND

  • Saba PS, Ganau A, Devereux RB, Pini R, Pickering TG, Roman MJ. Impact of arterial elastance as a measure of vascular load on left ventricular geometry in hypertension. J Hypertens. 1999 Jul;17(7):1007-15. doi: 10.1097/00004872-199917070-00018.

    PMID: 10419075BACKGROUND

  • Bella JN, Roman MJ, Pini R, Schwartz JE, Pickering TG, Devereux RB. Assessment of arterial compliance by carotid midwall strain-stress relation in hypertension. Hypertension. 1999 Mar;33(3):793-9. doi: 10.1161/01.hyp.33.3.793.

    PMID: 10082489BACKGROUND

  • Bella JN, Roman MJ, Pini R, Schwartz JE, Pickering TG, Devereux RB. Assessment of arterial compliance by carotid midwall strain-stress relation in normotensive adults. Hypertension. 1999 Mar;33(3):787-92. doi: 10.1161/01.hyp.33.3.787.

    PMID: 10082488BACKGROUND

  • Schnall PL, Schwartz JE, Landsbergis PA, Warren K, Pickering TG. A longitudinal study of job strain and ambulatory blood pressure: results from a three-year follow-up. Psychosom Med. 1998 Nov-Dec;60(6):697-706. doi: 10.1097/00006842-199811000-00007.

    PMID: 9847028BACKGROUND

  • Slotwiner DJ, Devereux RB, Schwartz JE, Pickering TG, de Simone G, Ganau A, Saba PS, Roman MJ. Relation of age to left ventricular function in clinically normal adults. Am J Cardiol. 1998 Sep 1;82(5):621-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00390-7.

    PMID: 9732891BACKGROUND

  • Devereux RB, Okin PM, Roman MJ. Pre-clinical cardiovascular disease and surrogate end-points in hypertension: does race influence target organ damage independent of blood pressure? Ethn Dis. 1998;8(2):138-48.

    PMID: 9681280BACKGROUND

  • de Simone G, Devereux RB, Kimball TR, Mureddu GF, Roman MJ, Contaldo F, Daniels SR. Interaction between body size and cardiac workload: influence on left ventricular mass during body growth and adulthood. Hypertension. 1998 May;31(5):1077-82. doi: 10.1161/01.hyp.31.5.1077.

    PMID: 9576117BACKGROUND

  • Devereux RB, de Simone G, Pickering TG, Schwartz JE, Roman MJ. Relation of left ventricular midwall function to cardiovascular risk factors and arterial structure and function. Hypertension. 1998 Apr;31(4):929-36. doi: 10.1161/01.hyp.31.4.929.

    PMID: 9535417BACKGROUND

  • Schwartz JE, Stone AA. Strategies for analyzing ecological momentary assessment data. Health Psychol. 1998 Jan;17(1):6-16. doi: 10.1037//0278-6133.17.1.6.

    PMID: 9459065BACKGROUND

  • Landsbergis PA, Schnall PL, Deitz DK, Warren K, Pickering TG, Schwartz JE. Job strain and health behaviors: results of a prospective study. Am J Health Promot. 1998 Mar-Apr;12(4):237-45. doi: 10.4278/0890-1171-12.4.237.

    PMID: 10178616BACKGROUND

  • Devereux RB, de Simone G, Roman MJ. Relations of left ventricular geometry and function to prognosis in hypertension. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1997;432:1-12. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5385-4_1. No abstract available.

    PMID: 9433506BACKGROUND

  • Roman MJ, Pickering TG, Schwartz JE, Cavallini MC, Pini R, Devereux RB. Is the absence of a normal nocturnal fall in blood pressure (nondipping) associated with cardiovascular target organ damage? J Hypertens. 1997 Sep;15(9):969-78. doi: 10.1097/00004872-199715090-00007.

    PMID: 9321744BACKGROUND

  • de Simone G, Devereux RB, Daniels SR, Mureddu G, Roman MJ, Kimball TR, Greco R, Witt S, Contaldo F. Stroke volume and cardiac output in normotensive children and adults. Assessment of relations with body size and impact of overweight. Circulation. 1997 Apr 1;95(7):1837-43. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.95.7.1837.

    PMID: 9107171BACKGROUND

  • Belkic KL, Schnall PL, Landsbergis PA, Schwartz JE, Gerber LM, Baker D, Pickering TG. Hypertension at the workplace--an occult disease? The need for work site surveillance. Adv Psychosom Med. 2001;22:116-38. doi: 10.1159/000059280. No abstract available.

    PMID: 11477935BACKGROUND

  • Devereux RB, Bella J, Boman K, Gerdts E, Nieminen MS, Rokkedal J, Papademetriou V, Wachtell K, Wright J, Paranicas M, Okin PM, Roman MJ, Smith G, Dahlof B. Echocardiographic left ventricular geometry in hypertensive patients with electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy: The LIFE Study. Blood Press. 2001;10(2):74-82. doi: 10.1080/08037050152112050.

    PMID: 11467763BACKGROUND

  • James GD, Bovbjerg DH. Age and perceived stress independently influence daily blood pressure levels and variation among women employed in wage jobs. Am J Hum Biol. 2001 Mar-Apr;13(2):268-74. doi: 10.1002/1520-6300(200102/03)13:23.0.CO;2-Z.

    PMID: 11460873BACKGROUND

  • Devereux RB, Roman MJ, Palmieri V, Okin PM, Boman K, Gerdts E, Nieminen MS, Papademetriou V, Wachtell K, Dahlof B. Left ventricular wall stresses and wall stress-mass-heart rate products in hypertensive patients with electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy: the LIFE study. Losartan Intervention For Endpoint reduction in hypertension. J Hypertens. 2000 Aug;18(8):1129-38. doi: 10.1097/00004872-200018080-00019.

    PMID: 10954006BACKGROUND

  • Kario K, James GD, Marion R, Ahmed M, Pickering TG. The influence of work- and home-related stress on the levels and diurnal variation of ambulatory blood pressure and neurohumoral factors in employed women. Hypertens Res. 2002 Jul;25(4):499-506. doi: 10.1291/hypres.25.499.

    PMID: 12358133BACKGROUND

  • Landsbergis PA, Schnall PL, Pickering TG, Schwartz JE. Validity and reliability of a work history questionnaire derived from the Job Content Questionnaire. J Occup Environ Med. 2002 Nov;44(11):1037-47. doi: 10.1097/00043764-200211000-00010.

    PMID: 12448355BACKGROUND

  • Hoshide Y, Kario K, Schwartz JE, Hoshide S, Pickering TG, Shimada K. Incomplete benefit of antihypertensive therapy on stroke reduction in older hypertensives with abnormal nocturnal blood pressure dipping (extreme-dippers and reverse-dippers). Am J Hypertens. 2002 Oct;15(10 Pt 1):844-50. doi: 10.1016/s0895-7061(02)03020-0.

    PMID: 12372670BACKGROUND

  • Kario K, Schwartz JE, Gerin W, Robayo N, Maceo E, Pickering TG. Psychological and physical stress-induced cardiovascular reactivity and diurnal blood pressure variation in women with different work shifts. Hypertens Res. 2002 Jul;25(4):543-51. doi: 10.1291/hypres.25.543.

    PMID: 12358139BACKGROUND

  • Lipsky SI, Pickering TG, Gerin W. World Trade Center disaster effect on blood pressure. Blood Press Monit. 2002 Aug;7(4):249. doi: 10.1097/00126097-200208000-00008. No abstract available.

    PMID: 12198342BACKGROUND

  • Gerber LM, Schwartz JE, Cedeno-Mero C, Warren K, Pickering TG. Association of urinary albumin concentration with casual and ambulatory blood pressure: a similar relationship in normotensive and hypertensive subjects. Blood Press Monit. 2001 Oct;6(5):245-51. doi: 10.1097/00126097-200110000-00004.

    PMID: 12055419BACKGROUND

  • Kario K, Schwartz JE, Davidson KW, Pickering TG. Gender differences in associations of diurnal blood pressure variation, awake physical activity, and sleep quality with negative affect: the work site blood pressure study. Hypertension. 2001 Nov;38(5):997-1002. doi: 10.1161/hy1101.095009.

    PMID: 11711488BACKGROUND

  • de Simone G, Devereux RB, Kimball TR, Roman MJ, Palmieri V, Celentano A, Daniels SR. Relation of heart rate to left ventricular dimensions in normotensive, normal-weight children, adolescents and adults. Ital Heart J. 2001 Aug;2(8):599-604.

    PMID: 11577834BACKGROUND

  • Roman MJ, Pickering TG, Schwartz JE, Pini R, Devereux RB. Relation of blood pressure variability to carotid atherosclerosis and carotid artery and left ventricular hypertrophy. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2001 Sep;21(9):1507-11. doi: 10.1161/hq0901.095149.

    PMID: 11557680BACKGROUND

  • Kario K, McEwen BS, Pickering TG. Disasters and the heart: a review of the effects of earthquake-induced stress on cardiovascular disease. Hypertens Res. 2003 May;26(5):355-67. doi: 10.1291/hypres.26.355.

    PMID: 12887126BACKGROUND

  • Landsbergis PA, Schnall PL, Pickering TG, Warren K, Schwartz JE. Lower socioeconomic status among men in relation to the association between job strain and blood pressure. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2003 Jun;29(3):206-15. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.723.

    PMID: 12828390BACKGROUND

  • Haas DC, Gerber LM, Shimbo D, Warren K, Pickering TG, Schwartz JE. A comparison of morning blood pressure surge in African Americans and whites. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2005 Apr;7(4):205-9; quiz 210-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2005.03503.x.

    PMID: 15860959BACKGROUND

  • Haas DC, Davidson KW, Schwartz DJ, Rieckmann N, Roman MJ, Pickering TG, Gerin W, Schwartz JE. Depressive symptoms are independently predictive of carotid atherosclerosis. Am J Cardiol. 2005 Feb 15;95(4):547-50. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.10.032.

    PMID: 15695154BACKGROUND

  • Gerin W, Chaplin W, Schwartz JE, Holland J, Alter R, Wheeler R, Duong D, Pickering TG. Sustained blood pressure increase after an acute stressor: the effects of the 11 September 2001 attack on the New York City World Trade Center. J Hypertens. 2005 Feb;23(2):279-84. doi: 10.1097/00004872-200502000-00009.

    PMID: 15662215BACKGROUND

  • de Simone G, Daniels SR, Kimball TR, Roman MJ, Romano C, Chinali M, Galderisi M, Devereux RB. Evaluation of concentric left ventricular geometry in humans: evidence for age-related systematic underestimation. Hypertension. 2005 Jan;45(1):64-8. doi: 10.1161/01.HYP.0000150108.37527.57. Epub 2004 Nov 22.

    PMID: 15557389BACKGROUND

  • Devereux RB. Left ventricular mass and stroke. What is the connection? JAMA. 1994 Jul 6;272(1):71-2. No abstract available.

    PMID: 8007085BACKGROUND

Biospecimen

Retention: SAMPLES WITH DNA

Tru-SEQ mRNA sequencing has been performed for a subsample of the Masked Hypertension Study. Urine, serum, and plasma are in storage

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cardiovascular DiseasesHeart DiseasesHypertensionMasked Hypertension

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Joseph Schwartz, PhD

    Columbia University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 25, 2000

First Posted

May 26, 2000

Study Start

September 1, 1993

Primary Completion

August 1, 2008

Study Completion

August 1, 2008

Last Updated

July 18, 2024

Record last verified: 2008-08