HEART: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT07483177 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-03-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether spironolactone reduces aortic stiffness, measured by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), compared with placebo, in patients with degenerative thoracic aortic aneurysms.

Conditions

  • Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

Interventions

DRUG

Spironolactone

Subjects will receive spironolactone 25 mg once daily for the first 4 weeks, followed by an increased dose of 50 mg once daily for an additional 5 months.

DRUG

Placebo

Subjects will receive 25 mg of the placebo once daily for the first 4 weeks, followed by an increased dose of 50 mg once daily for an additional 5 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Thais Coutinho · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-31
Primary Completion
2028-05-31
Completion
2028-05-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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