The Double Exposure Study: The Impact of Job Strain and Marital Cohesion on Blood Pressure

NCT ID: NCT00133653

Last Updated: 2005-10-31

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

250 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-08-31

Study Completion Date

2004-07-31

Brief Summary

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Psychosocial and lifestyle stressors, such as job strain (JS) and marital factors have previously been associated with a sustained increase in blood pressure (BP).

In a one-year longitudinal follow-up to the Baseline Double Exposure cohort study, we, the researchers at Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, evaluated whether JS and marital cohesion continued to be associated with ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) in subjects enrolled with normal or untreated high BP.

Detailed Description

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Psychosocial and lifestyle stressors, such as job strain (JS) and marital factors have previously been associated with a sustained increase in blood pressure (BP).

In a one-year longitudinal follow-up to the Baseline Double Exposure cohort study, we evaluated whether JS and marital cohesion continued to be associated with ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) in subjects enrolled with normal or untreated high BP.

Conditions

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Hypertension

Keywords

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Hypertension; Job Strain; Marital Strain; Blood Pressure

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

DEFINED_POPULATION

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Observational

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 40-65
* Unmedicated for at least 6 months
* Living with spouse for at least 6 months
* Working for at least 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

* Working rotating or evening shifts
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Sheldon W Tobe, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre

Locations

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Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Baker B, Paquette M, Szalai JP, Driver H, Perger T, Helmers K, O'Kelly B, Tobe S. The influence of marital adjustment on 3-year left ventricular mass and ambulatory blood pressure in mild hypertension. Arch Intern Med. 2000 Dec 11-25;160(22):3453-8. doi: 10.1001/archinte.160.22.3453.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 11112239 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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DE-2001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id