Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00327431
Relationship of Genes and Life Events to Blood Pressure
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 120 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Research suggests that blood pressure is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. The goal of this study is to find genes that play a role in blood pressure and understand how they interact with life events (such as job stress) to influence blood pressure. We hypothesize that the gene for endothelin-1 is associated with increased blood pressure. Further, we predict that this genetic relationship is moderated by psychosocial stress factors, specifically job strain and marital cohesion.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GENETIC | Cheek swab samples for DNA |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-11-01
- Completion
- 2007-12-01
- First posted
- 2006-05-18
- Last updated
- 2008-05-22
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Canada
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