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Last refreshed on: 7 November 2016
Main ID:  NCT01656096
Date of registration: 31/07/2012
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Leipzig
Public title: Renal Sympathetic Denervation in Mild Refractory Hypertension
Scientific title: Renal Sympathetic Denervation in Patients With Mild Refractory Hypertension
Date of first enrolment: July 2012
Target sample size: 71
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01656096
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Germany
Contacts
Name:     Steffen Desch, MD
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Affiliation:  Heartcenter Leipzig GmbH
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Refractory hypertension: 3 or more antihypertensive agents of different classes
(including a diuretic) at optimal dosage without change in the 4 weeks preceding
randomization

- Systolic blood pressure of 135-149 and/or diastolic blood pressure of 90-94 mmHg
(ABPM mean daytime values)

- No change in blood pressure medication within 6 months after randomization

- Age 18 to 75 years

- Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Blood pressure outside range mentioned above

- Renal, aortic or pelvic anatomy unsuited for renal sympathetic denervation

- Estimated glomerular filtration rate <45 mL/min/1.73 m² (modification of diet in
renal disease formula)

- Unstable angina pectoris

- Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to randomization

- Planned surgery or cardiovascular intervention within 6 months after randomization

- Severe heart valve disease

- Severe comorbidities with limited life expectancy

- Pregnancy

- Participation in another trial



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Refractory Hypertension
Intervention(s)
Device: Renal sympathetic denervation (Symplicity ablation catheter, Medtronic Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)
Other: Sham procedure
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in systolic blood pressure (ABPM mean value) [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
RSD-Leipzig
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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