Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:22 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:22 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00166634
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Male and female children 5-16 years of age.
* Borderline or mild systolic and or diastolic hypertension as defined by 1996 Task Force criteria.
* No current drug therapy for hypertension being taken.
* Must be ambulatory and willing to wear an ABP monitor for 24 hours
* Agree to refrain from swimming, showering and other activities that might result in damage to ABP monitor during the two 24 hour intervals that the monitor is worn.
* Standing height between 45 inches and 73 inches
* Informed parental consent and patient assent.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Severe or life threatening hypertension.
* Any drug therapy that may raise or lower the blood pressure.
* Any severe bleeding disorder or concurrent treatment with anticoagulant medications
* Non-ambulatory
* Significant arrhythmia
* Previous history of significant non-compliance with prescribed medical care.
* Any other disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, might interfere with the accurate measurement of the blood pressure or place the subject at risk unnecessarily.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
5 Years
Maximum Age:
16 Years
Study:
NCT00166634
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00166634