NCT01459042

Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism in Patients With Resistant Hypertension in China

Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism and Status of Renin-Angiotensin System in Resistant Hypertension:An Observational Study in China

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 2,000 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Recent studies indicate that primary aldosteronism (PA) is a much more common cause of hypertension than had been demonstrated historically. In patients with resistant hypertension, the prevalence of PA from different clinics worldwide is about 10-20%. As has been no such data in China, the investigators are conducting a PA study in different province of China to evaluate the prevalence of PA in patients with resistant hypertension.

Conditions

• Hypertension, Resistant to Conventional Therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-01-01
• Primary completion: 2011-10-01
• First posted: 2011-10-25
• Last updated: 2011-10-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China