Status:

COMPLETED

Genetic Determinants of Response to Beta Blockade

Lead Sponsor:

Vanderbilt University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The overall goal of this project is to determine the genetic factors contributing to interindividual differences in response to beta-blockade.

Detailed Description

The Aim is to define the contribution of genetic variation to the interindividual variability in response to β-blockade. The rationale for the study is as follows: Beta-blockers prevent the activation...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subject must be willing to give written informed consent and be able to adhere to diet and study schedules.
  • Subjects must be free of any clinically significant disease that requires a physician's care and/or would interfere with the study evaluations.
  • Subjects must have a clinically acceptable physical examination and ECG.
  • Laboratory tests (CBC, blood chemistries, and urinalysis) must be within clinically acceptable limits.

Exclusion

  • Any subject who has taken any prescription or over-the-counter drugs, other than oral contraception if female, within one week prior to study drug administration.
  • Subjects who are presently, or were formerly, narcotic addicts or alcoholics.
  • Active smokers.
  • Subjects who have a clinically significant allergy/intolerance to atenolol.
  • Females with a positive serum/urine pregnancy test at screening.
  • Females who are nursing.
  • Subjects with complete heart block/ any other significant cardiovascular disease.
  • Subjects with a history of asthma symptoms or medication for it within last 10 years.
  • Subjects who have a systolic blood pressure \< 90 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure \< 50 mm Hg or heart rate \< 50/min at the screening visit or on the baseline pre drug values on the study day.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

154 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00837902

Start Date

January 1 2009

End Date

December 31 2014

Last Update

November 30 2018

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Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203