Intergenerational Blood Pressure Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Hypertension

In brief

This project, the Intergenerational Blood Pressure Study, is a 5 year research study funded by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research and led by the Yale University School of Nursing and The Consultation Center at the Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry in partnership with Head Start programs across CT. The investigators seek to reduce hypertension health disparities among underserved Black/African American children and their mothers by conducting community-based research to better understand the genetic, psychological, and environmental factors that may contribute to high blood pressure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03013179

Run by

Yale University

People needed

500

Starts

2015-04-01

Expected to finish

2020-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-20

Who can join

Age: 3 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Mothers must:
• Self-identify as Black/African American
• Be 21 years or older
• Have a 3-5 year old biological child
• Not be impaired by a though disorder, psychosis, or mania
• Confirm that their child will be able to provide saliva sample for DNA
• Be English-speaking

You may not qualify if…

• None

Where it is running

• Yale University School of Nursing — Orange, Connecticut, United States

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