Clinical Trials
for Hypertension in Connecticut
15 clinical trials for Hypertension are currently recruiting participants at study sites in Connecticut. Study-related care is provided at no cost.
Hypertension clinical trials in Connecticut: what to expect
High blood pressure trials focus on people whose pressure stays above target despite treatment. They test new classes of medicine, including once-daily pills and injections given every few months, procedures such as renal denervation for resistant hypertension, and programs built around home monitoring, diet and pharmacist-led care. Many are short, and some require no change to the medicines you already take.
In Connecticut, recruiting hypertension studies are concentrated in New Haven, Bridgeport, Waterbury and Farmington, with sites in 6 other cities. 10 of the 15 are run by a drug or device company, which usually means a larger study with travel reimbursement; the rest are academic or hospital-led.
Who hypertension trials usually look for
Trials set a blood pressure range measured at the site after rest, often on two separate visits, and state how many medicines you may already take: some want people on none, most want one to three, and resistant hypertension trials want three or more including a diuretic. Common exclusions are a known secondary cause, a recent heart attack or stroke, advanced kidney disease and pregnancy. Ages are usually 18 to 80.
What taking part involves
Screening includes blood pressure measurements, blood work and often a 24-hour wearable monitor. Some trials then standardize or pause your current medicines under supervision, while others add the study drug to them; the listing says which. Drug trials run eight to twelve weeks with visits every two to four weeks and home readings in between; placebo arms are common and rescue rules protect anyone whose pressure climbs. Procedure trials involve a day procedure and longer follow-up. Study care is free and visits are usually paid.
Questions worth asking the study team
Whether your current medicines change and who monitors you if they do; how the 24-hour monitor works; the chance of placebo and the rescue rules; and whether you keep the study medicine or return to your usual treatment afterwards.
Showing 15 of 15 recruiting Hypertension trials in Connecticut
Where the Hypertension studies are in Connecticut
- Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven3 trials
- Bridgeport Hosptial, Bridgeport1 trial
- CMR of Greater New Haven, LLC, Hamden1 trial
- Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County, Stamford1 trial
- Cardiology Physicians of Fairfield County - Bridgeport, Bridgeport1 trial
- Chase Medical Research, LLC, Waterbury1 trial
Counts are recruiting studies listing at least one site in Connecticut, from ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed every two days.
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