Status:

COMPLETED

Safety and Efficacy Study of Renal Artery Ablation in Resistant Hypertension Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Abbott Medical Devices

Conditions:

Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a prospective, multicenter, feasibility study on the safety and efficacy of renal denervation in patients with resistant hypertension.

Detailed Description

Demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the St. Jude Medical Radiofrequency (RF) Renal Denervation System in the treatment of patients with resistant hypertension. Safety Marker * All adverse events ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Office systolic blood pressure that remains ≥160 mmHg (≥150 mmHg for patient with type 2 diabetes) despite the stable use of ≥3 antihypertensive medications concurrently at maximally tolerated doses, of which one is a diuretic, for a minimum of 14 days prior to enrollment
  • Age ≥18 and ≤80 years old
  • Able and willing to provide written informed consent to participate in the study
  • Able and willing to comply with the required follow-up schedule

Exclusion

  • Prior renal artery intervention (balloon angioplasty or stenting)
  • Evidence of renal artery atherosclerosis (defined as a stenotic severity of \>30%) in either renal artery
  • Multiple main renal arteries in either kidney
  • Main renal arteries \<4 mm in diameter or \<20 mm in length
  • eGFR of \<45 mL/min per 1.73 m2 using the MDRD formula
  • Type 1 diabetes
  • Renovascular hypertension or hypertension secondary to other renal disorders (glomerulonephritis, polycystic kidney disease, end-stage renal failure)
  • Others

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

47 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01438229

Start Date

October 1 2011

End Date

July 1 2014

Last Update

February 5 2019

Active Locations (4)

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Royal Adelaide Hospital

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5000

2

Flinders Medical Centre

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5042

3

Monash Medical Centre

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3168

4

Hippokration Hospital

Athens, Greece