Testing a New Method to Diagnose a Common Cause of High Blood Pressure
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study uses a new, precise blood test to help diagnose primary aldosteronism, a condition where the adrenal glands make too much of a hormone that raises blood pressure. It compares results from healthy volunteers and patients with suspected primary aldosteronism to see if it works better than current methods.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 70 years old.
- For healthy volunteers: your blood pressure is between 100-120/60-80 mmHg and you have no history of high blood pressure.
- For patients with suspected primary aldosteronism: your doctor suspects you have this condition and you are willing to take spironolactone for 4 weeks.
- Your body mass index (BMI) is between 18.5 and 23.9 if you are a healthy volunteer.
- You have no history of liver or kidney problems, heart disease, diabetes (if poorly controlled), or certain other illnesses.
- You are not taking medicines that affect the renin-angiotensin system (like some contraceptives, steroids, or diabetes drugs).
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