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Renal Sympathetic Denervation in Moderate to Severe Chronic Kidney Disease

Renal Sympathetic Denervation in Moderate to Severe Chronic Kidney Disease Using a Novel Non-iodinated Contrast Free Protocol

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02863510
Enrollment
10
Registered
2016-08-11
Start date
2013-09-30
Completion date
2016-07-31
Last updated
2017-08-09

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Conditions

Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease

Keywords

Carbon dioxide angiography, Renal sympathetic denervation, Uncontrolled hypertension, Chronic kidney disease

Brief summary

A pilot, single-center, prospective, interventional study. The objective is to demonstrate that catheter-based renal denervation using carbon dioxide renal angiography in patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease can be performed for treatment of uncontrolled hypertension.

Detailed description

Renal sympathetic denervation has been shown to be safe and effective in patients with uncontrolled hypertension and estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)\>45 mL/min per 1•73 m². However, the safety and efficacy of this has not been studied in patients with more severe renal impairment. The investigators aim to examine safety and efficacy of renal denervation (RDN) in patients with eGFR between 44 and 15 ml/min/1.73 m2 (CKD 3b & 4) in a pilot study which may be a precursor of a large observational study in the future. Moreover, the current imaging protocol and procedure protocol for renal sympathetic denervation requires the use of iodinated contrast, which can have deleterious effects on renal function. The investigators have a proven track record for the use of carbon dioxide angiography in renal artery intervention. The investigators would like to use carbon dioxide angiography in this study to minimize contrast induced deterioration in renal function in this cohort which may again be a precursor of a farther larger study.

Interventions

Renal sympathetic denervation is a minimally invasive, endovascular catheter-based procedure using radiofrequency ablation of sympathetic nerves located in the walls of renal arteries, aimed at treating treatment-resistant hypertension.

Sponsors

Heart of England NHS Trust
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients aged 18-75 years with a clinic systolic blood pressure of 140 mm Hg or more despite compliance with three or more antihypertensive drugs, * eGFR\<45 and \>15 mL/min per 1.73 m².

Exclusion criteria

* eGFR \<15 mL/min per 1.73 m², * Type 1 diabetes, * Substantial stenotic valvular heart disease, * Pregnancy or planned pregnancy during the study, * A history of myocardial infarction, unstable angina, or cerebrovascular accident in the previous 6 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in Estimated glomerular filtration rate from baseline to 7 days and 30 daysat baseline, 7days and 30 daysChange in eGFR from baseline to 7 days and 1 month as measure of safety in terms of kidney function

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in estimated glomerular filtration rate from baseline to 7 days, 1, 3, and 6 monthsat baseline, 7 days, 1, 3, and 6 monthsChange in kidney function from baseline to 7 days, 1, 3, and 6 months
Change in proteinuria (albumin:creatinine ratio) from baseline to at 1, 3, and 6 months.at baseline, 1, 3, and 6 monthsChange in proteinuria (albumin:creatinine ratio) from baseline to at 1, 3, and 6 months.
Change in mean daytime ambulatory blood pressure on 24 hour monitoring from baseline to 6 monthsat baseline and 6 monthsChange in mean daytime ambulatory blood pressure on 24 hour monitoring from baseline to 6 months
Change in office blood pressure from baseline to 1,3, and 6 monthsat baseline, 1, 3, and 6 monthsChange in office BP from baseline to 1,3, and 6 months for efficacy

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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