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Lead
Creighton University
Age
25–80
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Demographics: men or women of self-declared African-American heritage between 25 and 80 years of age residing in the Omaha, Nebraska metropolitan area
2. History of documented uncontrolled (treated or untreated) hypertension (HTN) as defined by JNC 7 guidelines
3. Study eligibility will be based on the subject's current blood pressure control based on the average of two seated blood pressure measurements at two consecutive clinic visits at least one week apart
1. Untreated subjects with elevated blood pressure (\> 140/90 mmHg or \< 130/80 mmHg for diabetics)
2. Subjects treated with antihypertensive therapy whose blood pressure does not meet current JNC 7 guidelines (\< 140/90 mmHg for non-diabetics and \< 130/80 mmHg for diabetics)
You may not be if
1. Myocardial infarction or stroke in the previous 6 months
2. Symptomatic heart failure or a left ventricular ejection fraction \< 35%
3. Angina pectoris in the prior six months
4. Coronary revascularization procedure in the prior 6 months
5. Renal insufficiency defined as a serum creatinine \> 2 mg/dl
6. Illicit drug or alcohol abuse in the prior 6 months
7. Dementia or other organic brain disease
8. Serious systemic illness with a shortened life expectancy or other limitation that precludes participation in this trial
9. Secondary HTN
10. Concurrent participation in an investigational medication trial
Clareo Health | Black Education and Treatment of Hypertension (BEAT HTN)
