Conditions: Prehypertension Gout Pulse Wave Velocity Hypertension 24 Hour Blood Pressure
Keywords: Prehypertension Gout Puls Wave Velocity Hypertension 24 hour blood pressure
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 47
Healthy volunteers: yes

Brief summary:
High normal blood pressure, also called prehypertension, is a significant problem. High uric acid in the blood, the same thing that causes gout, may cause higher blood pressures. The investigators plan to monitor the effects of the drug febuxostat(trade name Uloric) on blood pressure and stiffness of the main blood vessels and see if lowering uric acid has any effect.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: None arm 2: None

Interventions: intervention 1: Febuxostat
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 80mg PO daily for 8 weeks

Protocol document: