- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00000535
Trial of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in Elderly (TONE)
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND:
An estimated 30 to 40 percent of elderly persons are treated with blood pressure medications. The efficacy of blood pressure drug therapy in older patients with diastolic or combined diastolic/systolic hypertension is well proven, but such therapy can adversely affect quality of life and biochemical profile. In 1992 when the study started, there was a compelling rationale to identify what proportion of medicated, well-controlled elderly hypertensives could be maintained long-term or greater than 30 months in the normotensive state following withdrawal of blood pressure medications. There was also a need to determine whether nonpharmacologic therapy could significantly increase the proportion with a successful outcome.
DESIGN NARRATIVE:
Randomized. A total of 585 overweight subjects were assigned in a 2 x 2 factorial design to weight loss, sodium reduction, combined weight loss and sodium reduction, or usual life-style control. The remaining 390 subjects of normal weight were assigned in a 2-armed design to a sodium reduction or an attention control group. The control groups were engaged in a series of non-blood pressure related health encounters designed to control for non-specific effects of groups contacts. Withdrawal of antihypertensive medication was attempted following three months of intervention. The primary endpoint was a blood pressure of 150/90 mm Hg or greater, resumption of antihypertensive drug therapy, or the occurrence of a blood pressure-related clinical complication during two to three years of follow-up. Recruitment ended in June, 1994. Follow-up ended in December, 1995. NHLBI support for the trial ended in March, 1997. The NIA supported the Coordinating Center and two clinical centers through February 1998.
The study completion date listed in this record was obtained from the "Completed Date" entered from the old format in the Protocol Registration and Results System (PRS).
Study Type
Phase
- Phase 3
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Maryland
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Johns Hopkins University
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New Jersey
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New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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North Carolina
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
- Bowman Gray School of Medicine
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Tennessee
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Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- University of Tennessee
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: FACTORIAL
Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Investigators
- Walter Ettinger, Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Appel LJ, Espeland M, Whelton PK, Dolecek T, Kumanyika S, Applegate WB, Ettinger WH Jr, Kostis JB, Wilson AC, Lacy C, et al. Trial of Nonpharmacologic Intervention in the Elderly (TONE). Design and rationale of a blood pressure control trial. Ann Epidemiol. 1995 Mar;5(2):119-29. doi: 10.1016/1047-2797(94)00056-y.
- Espeland MA, Kumanyika S, Kostis JB, Algire J, Applegate WB, Ettinger W, Whelton PK, Bahnson J. Antihypertensive medication use among recruits for the Trial of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in the Elderly (TONE). J Am Geriatr Soc. 1996 Oct;44(10):1183-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01367.x.
- Whelton PK, Appel LJ, Espeland MA, Applegate WB, Ettinger WH Jr, Kostis JB, Kumanyika S, Lacy CR, Johnson KC, Folmar S, Cutler JA. Sodium reduction and weight loss in the treatment of hypertension in older persons: a randomized controlled trial of nonpharmacologic interventions in the elderly (TONE). TONE Collaborative Research Group. JAMA. 1998 Mar 18;279(11):839-46. doi: 10.1001/jama.279.11.839. Erratum In: JAMA 1998 Jun 24;279(24):1954.
- Whelton PK, Babnson J, Appel LJ, Charleston J, Cosgrove N, Espeland MA, Folmar S, Hoagland D, Krieger S, Lacy C, Lichtermann L, Oates-Williams F, Tayback M, Wilson AC. Recruitment in the Trial of Nonpharmacologic Intervention in the Elderly (TONE). J Am Geriatr Soc. 1997 Feb;45(2):185-93. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb04505.x.
- Kostis JB, Espeland MA, Appel L, Johnson KC, Pierce J, Wofford JL. Does withdrawal of antihypertensive medication increase the risk of cardiovascular events? Trial of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in the Elderly (TONE) Cooperative Research Group. Am J Cardiol. 1998 Dec 15;82(12):1501-8. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00694-8.
- Kostis JB, Wilson AC, Shindler DM, Cosgrove NM, Lacy CR. Persistence of normotension after discontinuation of lifestyle intervention in the trial of TONE. Trial of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in the Elderly. Am J Hypertens. 2002 Aug;15(8):732-4. doi: 10.1016/s0895-7061(02)02942-4.
- Kostis JB, Wilson AC, Hooper WC, Harrison KW, Philipp CS, Appel LJ, Espeland MA, Folmar S, Johnson KC; TONE Cooperative Research Group. Trial Of Nonpharmacologic interventions in the Elderly. Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme DD genotype with blood pressure sensitivity to weight loss. Am Heart J. 2002 Oct;144(4):625-9. doi: 10.1067/mhj.2002.123570.
- Kumanyika SK, Espeland MA, Bahnson JL, Bottom JB, Charleston JB, Folmar S, Wilson AC, Whelton PK; TONE Cooperative Research Group. Ethnic comparison of weight loss in the Trial of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in the Elderly. Obes Res. 2002 Feb;10(2):96-106. doi: 10.1038/oby.2002.16.
- Appel LJ, Espeland MA, Easter L, Wilson AC, Folmar S, Lacy CR. Effects of reduced sodium intake on hypertension control in older individuals: results from the Trial of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in the Elderly (TONE). Arch Intern Med. 2001 Mar 12;161(5):685-93. doi: 10.1001/archinte.161.5.685.
- Juraschek SP, Cluett JL, Belanger MJ, Anderson TS, Ishak A, Sahni S, Millar C, Appel LJ, Miller ER, Lipsitz LA, Mukamal KJ. Effects of Antihypertensive Deprescribing Strategies on Blood Pressure, Adverse Events, and Orthostatic Symptoms in Older Adults: Results From TONE. Am J Hypertens. 2022 Apr 2;35(4):337-346. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpab171.
- Chen L, Zhang Z, Chen W, Whelton PK, Appel LJ. Lower Sodium Intake and Risk of Headaches: Results From the Trial of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in the Elderly. Am J Public Health. 2016 Jul;106(7):1270-5. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303143. Epub 2016 Apr 14.
- Shea MK, Nicklas BJ, Houston DK, Miller ME, Davis CC, Kitzman DW, Espeland MA, Appel LJ, Kritchevsky SB. The effect of intentional weight loss on all-cause mortality in older adults: results of a randomized controlled weight-loss trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Sep;94(3):839-46. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.110.006379. Epub 2011 Jul 20.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
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First Posted (ESTIMATE)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 78
- R01HL048641 (NIH)
- R01HL048642 (NIH)
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