Placebo does not lower ambulatory blood pressure.
The effects of 4 weeks of placebo on clinic and on ambulatory blood pressure, measured non-invasively using the Remler M 2000 portometer, were studied in 46 hypertensive patients who were included in three consecutive double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trials with antihypertensive drugs. Placebo significantly reduced clinic blood pressure, but had no significant effect on ambulatory blood pressure.
D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010919:Placebos / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011897:Random Allocation
D010919:Placebos