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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT01850901
Date of registration: 21/03/2013
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: UMC Utrecht
Public title: Renal Sympathetic Denervation as a New Treatment for Therapy Resistant Hypertension SYMPATHY
Scientific title: Renal Sympathetic Denervation as a New Treatment for Therapy Resistant Hypertension - A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: May 2013
Target sample size: 139
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01850901
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Individual has a mean day-time SBP = 135 mmHg, as determined with the use of ABPM,
while using 3 or more antihypertensive agents for at least 3 months prior to inclusion
or with documented intolerance to 2 or more of the 4 major classes antihypertensive
drugs ( ACE/ARB, Calcium channel blocker, Beta Blocker, Diuretic) and no possibility
to take 3 anti-hypertensive drugs.

2. Individual is =18 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Individual is unable or unwilling to sign informed consent.

2. Individual has a treatable secondary cause of hypertension.

3. Individual has an eGFR below 20 mL/min/1.73m2 using the Modification of Diet in Renal
Disease (MDRD) calculation.

4. Individual has renal artery anatomy that is ineligible for treatment

5. Individual has any serious medical condition, which in the opinion of the
investigator, may adversely affect the safety and/or effectiveness of the participant
or the study.

6. Individual is pregnant, nursing or planning to be pregnant.

7. Individual has a known, unresolved history of drug use or alcohol dependency, lacks
the ability to comprehend or follow instructions, or would be unlikely or unable to
comply with study follow-up requirements.

8. Individual is currently enrolled in another investigational drug or device trial.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Chronic Kidney Disease
Hypertension
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Renal sympathetic denervation
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in BP (measured by ABPM) [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in the amount of antihypertensive medication [Time Frame: 6 months]
Change in office BP [Time Frame: 6 months]
Change in BP in eGFR strata [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
12-540
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
Medtronic
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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