Familial Aggregation of Stress Response

NCT ID: NCT00005428

Last Updated: 2016-03-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

1993-08-31

Study Completion Date

1995-07-31

Brief Summary

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To perform data analyses on the familial aggregation of the stress response as it relates to hypertension.

Detailed Description

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BACKGROUND:

Given recent advances in the analyses of genetic epidemiologic data, the database presented a unique opportunity to address timely issues pertinent to the contribution of genetic and environmental factors to individual differences in cardiovascular reactivity.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

Secondary data analyses were performed on family data obtained in an ongoing hypertension genetic study conducted at the University of Utah with Roger R. Williams as principal investigator. The available data represented one of the largest studies of cardiovascular reactivity among genetically related individuals. During 1981-83, a total of 2,548 subjects, members of 98 extended families (multiple generations and multiple nuclear families) participated in an extensive cardiovascular examination and were assessed on a comprehensive battery of cardiovascular tests. Annual follow-up questionnaires obtained information about the onset of hypertension and new medication prescribed. In 1991-92, a follow-up exam was conducted on 1,500 subjects.

The data analysis attempted to confirm or refute hypotheses postulating a reactivity-hypertension association; investigated whether there was a sex limitation in the genetic and environmental determinants of reactivity; explored genotype-by-age interactions in the control of reactivity;and determined whether there was shared genetic and/or environmental variance between reactivity and other recognized cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity or lipids.

The study completion date listed in this record was obtained from the "End Date" entered in the Protocol Registration and Results System (PRS) record.

Conditions

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Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases Hypertension

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

No eligibility criteria
Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

References

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Cheng LS, Carmelli D, Hunt SC, Williams RR. Segregation analysis of cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory stressors. Genet Epidemiol. 1997;14(1):35-49. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2272(1997)14:13.0.CO;2-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9055060 (View on PubMed)

Cheng LS, Carmelli D, Hunt SC, Williams RR. Evidence for a major gene influencing 7-year increases in diastolic blood pressure with age. Am J Hum Genet. 1995 Nov;57(5):1169-77.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7485169 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R03HL050679

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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4346

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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