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Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Cognitive Function in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial

Award Number: R03DK105314
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES & DIGESTIVE & KIDNEY DISEASES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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¿ DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Older adults overwhelmingly bear the burden of high blood pressure, a condition strongly associated not only with cardiovascular disease, but also with cognitive decline. As life expectancy improves, preservation of cognition in older age has become increasing important to patients, their care givers, and public health. A recent report from the JNC8 committee members suggested liberalizing clinic-based systolic blood pressure targets in persons > 60 years to < 150mmHg compared to < 140mmHg previously, due to lack of data and unproven benefits at lower levels, but this recommendation is being actively debated. Targets for hypertension control and their downstream effects on cognition are the subject of ongoing investigation in SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial), a large, multi-center trial of intensive (<120 systolic) vs. standard (<140 systolic) blood pressure targets in > 9350 hypertensive individuals. Targets in SPRINT (as in the majority of hypertension studies) are based on in-clinic blood pressures. However, `hypertension' is a dynamic phenomenon: 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure (ABPM) patterns, in particular loss of nocturnal dipping (high night/day blood pressure ratio), have been well studied in the cardiovascular literature. My preliminary data supported by my K23-funded observational cohort of healthy older adults suggests that loss of nocturnal dipping and diastolic hypotension on ABPM measurements are associated with worse cognitive function. These associations were not evident using clinic based blood pressure measurements. If confirmed, ABPM measurements could inform the recent debate about the appropriate blood pressure target in older adults. Different in-clinic treatment targets may differentially impact 24-hour blood pressure patterns, and therefore cognitive function. An ongoing already funded SPRINT ancillary study is collecting ABPM readings in a subset of 600 participants in SPRINT with the main goal of evaluating nocturnal BP patterns in the two arms of SPRINT. We are already collaborating with these investigators, however existing funding does not cover the analysis of cognitive function outcomes. This R03 will support analysis to evaluate whether lower diastolic blood pressure and less dipping are associated with cognitive decline in SPRINT, as in our pilot data. We will test whether the effect of intensive blood pressure control on cognitive function is affected by the ABPM pattern achieved with treatment. This low-cost, high-impact study has the opportunity to directly impact hypertension care: if the effect of different treatment targets on cognition can be predicted by the observed ABPM while taking anti-hypertensive treatment, obtaining ABPM in hypertensive older adults would likely become an important part of standard medical practice.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = -$7,901 )
2019	2016	VETERANS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO	3350 LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR STE 151A	SAN DIEGO	CA	92161	SAN DIEGO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	2	5/1/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$7,586
2019	2016	VETERANS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO	3350 LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR STE 151A	SAN DIEGO	CA	92161	SAN DIEGO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	001	2	5/2/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$315
														Subtotal = -$7,901

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2018	2016	VETERANS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO	3350 LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR STE 151A	SAN DIEGO	CA	92161	SAN DIEGO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	2	11/9/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $89,341 )
2016	2016	VETERANS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO	3350 LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR 151A	SAN DIEGO	CA	92161	SAN DIEGO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	2	1/7/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$80,406
2016	2016	VETERANS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO	3350 LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR 151A	SAN DIEGO	CA	92161	SAN DIEGO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	001	2	1/27/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$8,935
														Subtotal = $89,341

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $89,320 )
2015	2015	VETERANS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO	3350 LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR 151A	SAN DIEGO	CA	92161	SAN DIEGO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	1	2/17/2015	NEW	$89,320
2015	2015	VETERANS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO	3350 LA JOLLA VILLAGE DR 151A	SAN DIEGO	CA	92161	SAN DIEGO	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	001	1	8/26/2015	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $89,320

Grand Total All Awards = $170,760

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Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Cognitive Function in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial

Award Number: R03DK105314

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES & DIGESTIVE & KIDNEY DISEASES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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