JOINT USSR-USA BEHAVIORAL HYPERTENSION TREATMENT STUDY

这项研究将在两个地点联合进行：奥尔巴尼的纽约州立大学-奥尔巴尼， 纽约，以及位于苏联莫斯科的苏联心脏病研究中心。在每个站点 30名患有轻度高血压的男性将被随机分配到接受 (1)温度生物反馈，一种美国程序，或(2)自生 训练，苏联的程序，或(3)练习放松的指导 通常都是靠他们自己。相同的前处理、后处理和 将在每个站点进行跟踪评估(超过12个月) 利用心理和生理测试以及生理测试 考试。因此，这项研究将寻求了解行为治疗是否 高血压可以跨文化出口，从苏联到美国 反之亦然。在更基本的层面上，这项研究将寻求了解 轻症患者可用非药物治疗代替药物治疗 高血压。 该研究的次要目的包括受控评估 温度生物反馈作为治疗轻度高血压的方法，在 美国站点，可能识别潜在的生化机制 行为治疗引起的血压变化。

This study will be jointly conducted at two sites: SUNY-Albany in Albany, NY, and the USSR Cardiology Research Center in Moscow, USSR. At each site 30 males with mild hypertension will be randomly assigned to receive either (1) Temperature Biofeedback, an American procedure, or (2) Autogenic Training, a Soviet procedure, or (3) instructions to practice relaxation regularly on their own. Identical Pre-Treatment, Post-Treatment and Follow-Up (over 12 months) assessments will be conducted at each site utilizing psychological and physiological testing as well as physical examinations. The study will thus seek to learn if behavioral treatments for hypertension can be exported across cultures, from the USSR to the USA and vice versa. At a more basic level, the study will seek to learn if non-pharmacological therapies can be used in place of drug therapy for mild hypertension. Secondary purposes of the study include the controlled evaluation of temperature biofeedback as a treatment for mild hypertension and, at the American site, possible identification of biochemical mechanisms underlying changes in blood pressure resulting from behavioral treatments.