Physiological responses in patients with essential hypertension MedDRA version: 20.0 Level: SOC Classification code 10022891 Term: Investigations System Organ Class: 10022891 - Investigations
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Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 40-80 years, BMI 18,5-30,0 kg/m2, fertile women must use contraception, hypertension, signed consent form Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 12 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 8
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Alcohol abuse, substance abuse, tobacco smoking, cancer, pregnancy or nursing, diabetes mellitus, GFR 700 mg/l, clinically significant signs of lung-, liver-, metabolic or neurologic disorders, clinically significant abnormalities in screening blood tests, urine tests or ECG, clinical signs of secondary hypertension, treatment with more than 3 different types of antihypertensives, office blood pressure > 170/105 repeatedly despite regulaion og antihypertensive medicine, donation of blood within one month of the first examination day, uacceptable symptoms due to high blood pressure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: To investigate the effect af treatment with spironolactone for 4 weeks renal hemodynamics in patients with essentiel hypertension;Secondary Objective: Not applicable;Primary end point(s): Renal blood flow;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: At the end of the trial when all subjects have completed the trial | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary end point(s): Renal plasma flow Renal vascular resistance Brachial blood pressure and central aortic systolic blood pressure, pulsewavevelocity, vascular stiffness Creatinine clearance, filtrationfraction Plasma levels of renin, aldosteron, angiotensin 2, atrial natriuretic peptide, brain natriuretic peptide, cGMP, Nox, nitrate, nitrite, vasopressin, osmolality, potassium, sodium, creatinine, albumin Urinary excretion of cGMP, cAMP, aquaporin 2, Enac, NKCC2, Nox, nitrate, nitrite, osmolality, potassium, sodium, creatinine, albumin;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: At the end of the trial when all subjects have completed the trial | — |
Countries
Denmark
Contacts
University clinic of Nephrology and Hypertension, Regional Hospital Holstebro