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DENEX Renal Denervation in Patients With Hypertension on no Antihypertensive Medications

A Prospective, Multicenter, Sham-controlled, Single-blinded, Randomized, Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of DENEX Renal Denervation System in Patients With Uncontrolled Hypertension Not Treated With Anti-HTN Medication

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04535050
Enrollment
100
Registered
2020-09-01
Start date
2022-10-20
Completion date
2026-04-15
Last updated
2023-03-20

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

Conditions

Hypertension, Vascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases

Keywords

Renal Denervation

Brief summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of renal denervation using DENEX System in patients with hypertension without antihypertensive medication, compared with the sham group.

Detailed description

DENEX system developed by Kalos Medical Inc. is a renal denervation system to efficiently block the sympathetic nerve of the kidney with minimal invasive procedure. It was developed to block the sympathetic nerves distributed in blood vessel wall by delivering high frequency energy to the renal artery for the purpose of treating hypertension.

Interventions

DEVICERenal denervation

Renal Denervation: DENEX system

Renal angiography

Sponsors

Kalos Medical
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

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

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Subject aged 18 to 80 years old at the time of signing the informed consent 2. Subject who is drug-naïve or willing to discontinue current antihypertensive treatment (not on antihypertensive medications for at least 4 weeks prior to Screening Visit 1) at Screening Visit 1 through the 3-month post-procedure visit. Drug-naïve is defined as those with no previous exposure to antihypertensive medications. 3. Subject who meets all of the following blood pressure measurements: * Office Systolic Blood Pressrue (SBP) \< 180 mmHg at Screening Visit 1 * Office SBP ≥ 150 mmHg and \< 180 mmHg, and office diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 90 mmHg at Screening Visit 2 * 24-h ambulatory SBP ≥ 140 mmHg and \< 170 mmHg at Screening Visit 2 4. Subject who voluntarily decides to participate in this clinical study and sign the written consent. 5. Subject who willing and able to complete all clinical investigation-related procedures and assessments

Exclusion criteria

1. Subject with renal anatomy that is ineligible for treatment: * Diameter of main renal artery for each kidney is \< 3 mm or \> 8 mm OR presence of accessory renal arteries (ARAs) with a diameter \< 3 mm * Presence of fibromuscular dysplasia * Presence of kidney tumors or secretory tumors in the adrenal gland * \> 50% stenosis in any treatable vessel * Presence of aneurysm (any localized increase in vessel diameter) * Treatment area within 5 mm segment in the renal artery contains an atheroma, calcification, or a renal artery stent * A single functioning kidney * Polycystic kidney disease 2. Subject with prior renal denervation, renal artery stenting, renal artery angioplasty, renal nephrectomy, or renal transplant 3. Subject with type 1 diabetes mellitus or uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (HbA1c over 10.0%) 4. Subject with epidermal growth factor receptor (eGFR) \< 45 mL/min/1.73 m2, using the 4-variable modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) clinical investigation calculation 5. Subject taking sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors or glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists that have been prescribed \< 90 days prior to Screening Visit 1 or necessary to remain on these medications for duration of clinical investigation 6. Subject with ≥ 1 episode of orthostatic hypotension not related to medication changes within the past year prior to Screening Visit 1 7. Documented repeated (\> 1) hospitalization for hypertensive crisis within the 12 months and/or any hospitalization for hypertensive crisis within the 3months prior to Screening Visit 1. 8. Subject requiring chronic oxygen support or mechanical ventilation (other than nocturnal respiratory support for sleep apnea) 9. Subject with primary pulmonary hypertension 10. Subject with untreated secondary cause of hypertension (known or suspected) or taking medications that increase sympathetic tone that could contribute to hypertension 11. Subject with frequent or chronic pain that requires treatment with NSAIDs for two or more days per week during the last month prior to Screening Visit 2 (aspirin and clopidogrel permitted for cardiovascular risk reduction) 12. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on anti-retroviral drug therapy but without documentation that hypertension preceded initiation of anti-retroviral drug therapy 13. Subject with a history of myocardial infarction, stable or unstable angina, transient ischemic attack, cerebrovascular accident, heart failure, or atrial fibrillation within 3 months prior to Screening Visit 1 14. Subject who requires more than occasional use (e.g., PRN) of narcotic drugs over the month prior to Screening Visit 1 15. Subject currently taking anti-mineralocorticoid medications, unless weaned off by ≥ 8 weeks prior to Screening Visit 1 16. Subject with a history of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy or subject who refuses blood transfusions 17. Subject working night shifts 18. Subject with a medical history of contraindications, anaphylactic reactions, or uncontrollable allergic reactions to contrast agents 19. Subject using active implantable medical devices (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator \[ICD\] or Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Device \[CRT-D\], neuromodulation device, spinal cord stimulator, pressure reflector, etc.) 20. Subject with scheduled or planned surgery that may affect clinical investigation endpoints, in the opinion of the investigator 21. Subject has a documented condition that would prohibit or interfere with ability to obtain an accurate blood pressure measurement using the protocol-specified automatic/office blood pressure monitor (e.g., upper arm circumference outside cuff size ranges available by geography or arrhythmia that interferes with automatic monitor's pulse sensing and prohibits an accurate measurement). 22. Subject with documented confounding medical condition that may adversely affect the safety of the subject, in the opinion of the investigator (e.g. clinically significant peripheral vascular disease, aortic aneurysm, severe cardiac valve stenosis for which a significant reduction of blood pressure is contraindicated, or bleeding disorders such as thrombocytopenia, hemophilia, or significant anemia,) 23. Subject with known unresolved history of drug use or alcohol dependency, lacks ability to comprehend or follow instructions, or would be unlikely or unable to comply with clinical investigation follow-up requirements 24. Subject currently enrolled in a concurrent investigational drug or device clinical investigation, unless approved by clinical investigation sponsor 25. 23)25) Pregnant, nursing, or planning to become pregnant during the course of the clinical investigation or follow-up. A negative pregnancy test is required for all women of child- bearing potential. 26. Subject who is unsuitable for the study for any reason as judged by the investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in 24-h ambulatory systolic blood pressurefrom baseline to 3 months post-procedureChange in 24-h ambulatory systolic blood pressure from baseline to 3 months post-procedure
Incidence of MAE within 3 months post-procedurewithin 3 months post-procedureIncidence of MAE within 3 months post-procedure

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Changes in 24-h ambulatory systolic blood pressurefrom baseline to 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedureChanges in 24-h ambulatory SBP from baseline to 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedure
Changes in 24-h ambulatory diastolic blood pressurefrom baseline to 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedureChanges in 24-h ambulatory DBP from baseline to 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedure
Changes in office systolic blood pressurefrom baseline to 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedureChanges in office SBP from baseline to 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedure
Changes in office diastolic blood pressurefrom baseline to 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedureChanges in office DBP from baseline to 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedure
Incidence of achieving target office systolic blood pressure (< 140 mmHg)from baseline to 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedureIncidence of achieving target office SBP (\< 140 mmHg) from baseline to 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedure
Changes in heart ratefrom baseline to 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedureChanges in heart rate from baseline to 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedure
Incidence of AEs, SAEs, ADE, and SADEat 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedureIncidence of Adverse Events (AEs), SAEs, Adverse Device Effects (ADE), and Serious Adverse Device Effects (SADE) at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedure
Incidence of MAEat 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedureIncidence of MAEs at 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedure
Incidence of significant embolic event resulting in end-organ damage, incidence of renal artery perforation requiring intervention, incidence of renal artery dissection requiring intervention, incidence of vascular complicationsat 1 month post-procedureIncidence of significant embolic event resulting in end-organ damage, incidence of renal artery perforation requiring intervention, incidence of renal artery dissection requiring intervention, incidence of vascular complications at 1 month post-procedure
Incidence of all-cause mortalityat 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedureIncidence of all-cause mortality at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedure
Incidence of end-stage renal disease, incidence of ≥ 40% decline in eGFR, incidence of new myocardial infarction, incidence of new stroke, incidence of renal artery reinterventionat 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedureIncidence of end-stage renal disease, incidence of ≥ 40% decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), incidence of new myocardial infarction, incidence of new stroke, incidence of renal artery reintervention at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedure
Incidence of major bleeding according to Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) definitionat 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedureIncidence of major bleeding according to Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) definition at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedure (intracranial hemorrhage, ≥ 5 g/dL decrease in hemoglobin concentration, ≥ 15% absolute decrease in hematocrit, or death due to bleeding within 7 days of procedure)
Incidence or increase in serum creatinine > 50%at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedureIncidence or increase in serum creatinine \> 50% at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedure
Incidence of new renal artery stenosis > 70%at 3 months post-procedureIncidence of new renal artery stenosis \> 70% at 3 months post-procedure, as assessed by Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA), or Doppler Ultrasonography (DUS)
Incidence of hospitalization for hypertensive crisis not related to confirmed non-adherence or the CIPat 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedureIncidence of hospitalization for hypertensive crisis not related to confirmed non-adherence or the CIP at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months post-procedure

Countries

Greece

Contacts

Primary ContactEunHa Choi
eunha.choi@kalosmedical.com82-2-527-5417

Outcome results

None listed

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