Walking Intervention in African American Adults With Newly Diagnosed Hypertension

NCT00298207 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2001-0012
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

High blood pressure (hypertension) is one the most common and serious chronic diseases among Americans, especially among the African Americans. The purpose of this study is to explore the effect six month long walking intervention on blood pressure in adult African American with a newly diagnosed high blood pressure (hypertension). The hypothesis is that the group with encouragement to walk extra 30 minutes a day for 5-7 days a week may lower their blood pressure compared to the control group without the encouragement.

Conditions

Hypertension

Keywords

high blood pressure; hypertension; adult; African Americans; Walking

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Systolic and diastolic blood pressure over duration of study

  Blood Pressure will be measured at study entry, at three months and at six months

Interventions

Walking (behavior) BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 59 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• African American male
• newly diagnosed hypertension
• between age 25 to 59

You may not qualify if:

• Not being able to walk unassisted,
• not having telephone access,
• being involved in regular sports activity,
• taking any type of antihypertensive medications,
• advanced renal, cardiovascular, or obstructive pulmonary disease.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Illinois at Chicago: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

Location

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  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypertension

Interventions

Walking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Locomotion; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena; Exercise; Motor Activity

Study Officials

• Augustine J. Sohn, M.D., M.P.H.

  University of Illinois at Chicago

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: Single Blind
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor at Department of Family Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 27, 2006
• First Posted: March 1, 2006
• Study Start: April 1, 2001
• Study Completion: February 1, 2004
• Last Updated: March 13, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-03

Locations

US (1)