Hypertension
Conditions
Keywords
Morning hypertension
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to examine whether strict blood pressure (BP) control by doxazosin using home BP monitoring, especially targeting the morning BP level, can reduce hypertensive target organ damage.
Detailed description
Morning blood pressure may play an important role in the pathogenesis of hypertensive target organ damage. Increased sympathetic nerve activity is reported to be one of the mechanisms of morning hypertension; however, there are no available data that show whether strict home blood pressure control, especially in the morning period, can reduce target organ damage.We will evaluate whether strict morning blood pressure control by sympathetic nervous system blockade using an alfa-blocker, doxazosin, and with the addition of a beta-blocker if needed, can reduce hypertensive target organ damage.
Interventions
DRUGDoxazosin (drug)
Sponsors
Japan Heart Foundation
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
0 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Morning systolic blood pressure \>135 mmHg in a sitting position at home while on stable antihypertensive medication for at least 3 months
Exclusion criteria
* History of heart failure * Presence of orthostatic hypotension, dementia, malignancy and chronic inflammatory disease * Taking an alfa-blocker or beta-blocker * Atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| brain natriuretic peptide and the urinary albumin excretion/creatinine ratio at 6 months | — |
Countries
Japan
Outcome results
None listed