Status:
COMPLETED
Placebo Effects on Blood Pressure Induced by Expectancy Manipulation
Lead Sponsor:
Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Conditions:
Blood Pressure
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-35 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The objective of the present study was to examine the effects of a single placebo intervention on blood pressure and to investigate autonomic and psychological mediating mechanisms.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- informed consent
Exclusion
- not meeting inclusion criteria
- hypotension or hypertension
- treated or untreated hypertension or hypotension
- Severe systemic disorders (tumors, tbc, diabetes, asthma etc)
- diseases that influence the cardiovascular or gastrointestinal system
- intake of drugs affecting blood pressure and/or autonomic nervous system
- pregnancy and lactation phase
- body mass index \>= 32
- cardiovascular risk factors (diabetes, smoking)
- drug or alcohol abuse
- insufficient compliance
- participation in another trial within the last three months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
45 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00937196
Start Date
August 1 2006
End Date
March 1 2007
Last Update
August 13 2013
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Institute of Medical Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Munich, Germany, 80336