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The EPOCH Study (Eplerenone on Top of ACE Inhibition in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients With Hypertension)

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01832558
Enrollment
24
Registered
2013-04-16
Start date
2012-11-30
Completion date
2021-12-31
Last updated
2020-06-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

CKD II-III

Brief summary

In a prospective single centre placebo-controlled trial over ten weeks, 24 CKD II-III patients (eGFR 30-89 ml/min per 1.73 m2) with DM II will be randomized to enalapril 20mg per day after a two week run-in phase. Thereafter, patients will either receive eplerenone 25mg (n=12) or a placebo (n=12) for eight weeks. Eplerenone will be increased to 50mg under close monitoring of serum potassium levels. Employing a novel mass-spectrometry ( MS)-based method, quantification of up to 10 different Ang metabolites (Ang I, Ang II, Ang 1-7, Ang 1-9, Ang 2-10, Ang 1-5, Ang 2-7, Ang 3-7, Ang 3-8 and Ang 2-8) will be performed simultaneously out of blood sera (after run-in phase and after 10 weeks).

Interventions

DRUGEplerenone
DRUGPlacebo

Sponsors

Medical University of Vienna
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* CKD II to III and diabetes mellitus type 2 * CKD will be defined according to estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with the MDRD formula * eGFR between 30 and 89 ml/min * albumin excretion rates \> 300 mg/24 hours (UACR \> 300 mg/gram) or \> 200 mg/g if already receiving any RAS blockade Patients should be hypertonic stage I or II according to the European guidelines (Chobanian et al. JAMA 2003)

Exclusion criteria

* Age \< 18 years * UACR \> 3500mg/g * severe hypertension * pregnancy * unwilling or inability to sign the informed consent * coronary heart disease * systolic blood pressure \< 130 mmHg * additional RAS interfering drugs (ACEis, ARBs, direct renin inhibitors) * 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels below 16.6±8.3 pg/ml * 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D 33.1±15.5 pg/ml Intolerance to eplerenon or an excipient of it: tablettcore: Lactose-Monohydrat Mikrokristalline Cellulose (E 460) Croscarmellose-sodium (E 468) Hypromellose (E 464) Sodiumdodecylsulfat Talkum (E 553b) Magnesiumstearat (E 470b) filmcoat Opadry, yellow: Hypromellose (E 464) Titandioxid (E 171) Macrogol 400 Polysorbat 80 (E 433) Yellow ironoxide (E 172) Red ironoxide (E 172) * Patients with Serumpotassium \> 5,0 mmol/l at start of the treatment * Patients with severe renal insufficiency (eGFR \<30ml/min./1.73 m2) * Patients with severe liver insufficiency (Child-Pugh class C) * Patients taking potassium saving diuretics, potassium supplements or strong CYP3A4-inhibitors (z. B. Itraconazol, Ketoconazol, Ritonavir, Nelfinavir, Clarithromycin, Telithromycin und Nefazodon)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Angiotensin levels (pg/ml) of CKD II-III patients with DM II with eplerenone additional to enalapril in comparison to patients who receive a placebo on top of enalapril therapy.1 year

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Primary ContactMarcus Saemann, MD
marcus.saemann@meduniwien.ac.at0043/4040055930

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026