Status:
COMPLETED
Standardized Eucommia Extract in the Treatment of Hypertension
Lead Sponsor:
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Conditions:
Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that eucommia, an herb used in China for making tea, is safe and effective for lowering blood pressure in humans with high blood pressure.
Detailed Description
Eucommia is an herb used as a tea in China and by traditional Chinese doctors to treat high blood pressure. People with high blood pressure in Russia were given eucommia with a reduction in blood pres...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Eligible criteria:
- Are a healthy male or female
- Are 18 to 70 years of age
- Have a BMI (a number calculated from your height and weight) less than 40
- Have an average blood pressure measure between 120-160/80-100
- Ineligible criteria:
- Smoke or have smoked in the past 6 months
- Have diabetes mellitus
- Have heart disease including left ventricular hypertrophy, prior myocardial infarction (heart attack), angina pectoris (heart pain), a prior revascularization procedure (heart bypass), heart failure or stroke
- Have nephropathy (kidney disease)
- Have peripheral arterial disease (blockage of the arteries to your body)
- Have retinopathy (disease of the back of the eye)
- Take a beta-adrenergic blocking drug
- Regularly use medications that would influence weight, or unstable doses of medicines that would affect blood pressure
- Are pregnant or nursing a baby
- Are taking blood pressure medications and not on a stable dose for 3 months
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00626132
Start Date
May 1 2007
End Date
January 1 2013
Last Update
December 18 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70808