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Seeking Healthy Volunteers for Study Investigating Salt in the Diet and Blood Pressure

This study investigates how salt in our diet affects the genes that control blood pressure.

Brigham and Women's Hospital Vascular Diseases High Blood Pressure
3 visits
Estimated Time Commitment
Any Gender, 18-45 years
May Be Eligible
Payment up to $750
May Be Offered
Blood draw, Injection or IV, Office visit, Overnight stay, Ultrasound
May Be Required
 
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Overview

What we are studying

The purpose of this study is to find out how a specific gene, called lysine-specific demethylase 1 or LSD1, works with salt in the diet to change blood pressure. 


Why it is important

We believe that understanding the relationship between this gene and salt in the diet will help us better understand why certain people develop high blood pressure. This may also help us better treat people who have high blood pressure.


What we hope to accomplish

Principal Investigator

Jonathan S Williams, MD

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Public Profile

Who can participate

You may qualify for the study if you...



  • Are between the ages of 18 and 45 years

  • Do not have any serious medical conditions


 


Healthy Volunteers

Healthy volunteers are eligible for this study

What you may be asked to do

The study involves a medical evaluation, eating a fixed salt diet for about 2 weeks, and 2 separate overnight stays.


Project activities may include:

  • Blood draw
  • Injection or IV
  • Office visit
  • Overnight stay
  • Ultrasound

Estimated Time Commitment

3 visits

What You May Get

Upon completion of the entire study, participants will be compensated $750. The study will also pay for parking.

Location

Ambulatory Clinical Center (Richardson Fuller Building, 3rd Floor)
221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

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Tower 9A Inpatient Unit
15 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115

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Travel

  • Parking reimbursed
  • Accessible by public transportation

Travel and Parking Details

Additional Information

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier

NCT03029806


Participating Institutions


Funding Source

  • NIH or Other Federal
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