Hypertension Prevention Trial (HPT) Feasibility Study

Launched by NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE (NHLBI) · Oct 27, 1999

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BACKGROUND:

The nature of essential hypertension as a mass public health problem throughout the United States, and internationally as well, is recognized generally. Prevalence estimates exceed l5 percent in most adult populations. Further, the results of the Hypertension Detection and Follow-up Program (HDFP) demonstrated the efficacy of antihypertensive therapy even at the 90-l05 mmHg level, which comprises 72 percent of the total hypertensive population. The Joint National Committee on the Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure recommended treatment of mild hypertensi...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• • Men and women, ages 25 to 49. Diastolic blood pressure between 78 and 89 mm Hg. Free of major disease. Not on a special diet or antihypertensive medication at entry. Some mild to moderately obese subjects.

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