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Impact of Renal SympAthetic DenerVation on Chronic HypErtension

NCT01628198 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 38

Last updated 2018-01-19

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Summary

Despite the development of many drug therapies designed to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), it remains a considerable and poorly managed health, social and economic burden. For various reasons, including the high health care costs of treatment, there are estimates that up to 65% of patients with high blood pressure have untreated and/or uncontrolled blood pressure (BP).

Aside from its effect on kidney function, chronic high blood pressure increases the risk for stroke, and heart disease. It is also thought to be involved in the formation of irregular heartbeats. This link between high blood pressure and heart health has been well described, as has their combined effect on the aging and the obesity-battling Western world.

A recently published study (Symplicity HTN-2 trial) established the benefit of a new treatment procedure, catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation (RSDN) for hypertension, as having enormous potential for the treatment of patients with high blood pressure. This multi-center trial will attempt to confirm and expand on these promising data. Patients who enroll in the trial will be followed for 4 years.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Celcius Thermacool Catheter or Chilli II Cooled Ablation Catheter

Saline-Irrigated Radiofrequency Ablation Catheter will be placed in the renal arteries in a circumferential manner and energy will be delivered to create 4 burn lesions. There are 2 devices that can be used---this is optional, based on physician preference: Celcius Thermacool Catheter Biosense Webster, Inc Diamond Bar, California or Chilli II Cooled Ablation Catheter Boston Scientific Corporation San Jose, California

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vivek Reddy

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vivek Reddy, MD · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2015-08-31
Completion
2015-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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