Historical November 1991 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
High blood pressure affects 1 out of every 4 adults in the United States. Saint Louis University Medical Center has a free program, Trials of Hypertension Prevention (TOHP), to prevent high blood pressure.
This program examines the effect of lifestyle change on the prevention of high blood pressure.
The Center is recruiting volunteers for this program, which is further described below, To volunteer, please call 995-0333. Trials of Hypertension Prevention (TOHP) Fact Sheet What: A research project to determine whether lifestyle changes can prevent high blood pressure in people who are at high risk for developing high blood pressure.
This project is targeted at prevention without the use of medication. Men and women may be eligible if they are: -Between 30–54 years old -Not on medications for high blood pressure, diabetes, or heart disease -Diastolic blood pressure between 83 and 102 mmHg. Eligible volunteers will: -Be placed in one of the following groups: • weight management • sodium reduction • sodium/weight management combination • usual care -Have blood pressures taken every 6 months -Provide urine and blood samples on occasion Where: University Club Tower, 1034 South Brentwood, close to Highway 40 (Highway 64) and I-170. Free parking is provided.
For More Information About Volunteering: Call 314-995-0333. Benefits Volunteers Receive: -Knowledge about their own health -All services are free of charge -All information is confidential. Funded By National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Bethesda, Maryland Investigators: Jerome D. Cohen, M.D. Director of Preventive Cardiology Programs Saint Louis University Mildred Mattefeldt-Beman, M.S., R.D. Chairperson, Department of Dietetics Saint Louis University Saint Louis University is 1 Of 9 centers in the United States chosen to carry out this project. TOHP will take blood pressures on about 4,000 volunteers to find 330 eligible men and women.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November 1991.
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