Status:

COMPLETED

Safety and Cardiovascular Efficacy of Hydralazine and Isosorbide Dinitrate in Dialysis-Dependent ESRD

Lead Sponsor:

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Conditions:

Chronic Hemodialysis (ESRD)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study is a pilot study designed to compare the safety and cardiovascular effects of 26 weeks of combination hydralazine/isorsorbide dinitrate therapy with placebo therapy in patients receiving ch...

Detailed Description

Sixteen patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis will be randomized to 26 weeks of therapy with combination hydralazine/isosorbide dinitrate or placebo. Study medications will be titrated to goal d...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Maintenance hemodialysis therapy for end-stage renal disease
  • Age 18-85 years
  • ≥ 90 days since dialysis initiation
  • Ability to provide informed consent
  • Pre-dialysis seated systolic blood pressure measurements must be ≥ 120 mm Hg in the 2 weeks before enrollment and on the day of randomization.
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Serum potassium ≥6.5 mEq/L within 2 months prior to screening
  • Unscheduled dialysis for hyperkalemia within the 3 months prior to screening
  • Hypotension defined as pre-dialysis SBP \<100 mm Hg (seated measurement) within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Recurrent intra-dialytic hypotension, defined as systolic blood pressure \<80 mm Hg during ≥3 dialysis sessions per 30-day rolling period or treatment for either hypotension or symptoms of hypotension if systolic blood pressure is \< 100 mm Hg during ≥3 dialysis sessions per 30-day rolling period.
  • Mitral valve repair or replacement
  • Severe mitral valve disease by echocardiography, coronary angiography or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
  • Prior coronary artery bypass graft
  • Anticipated kidney transplant, change to peritoneal dialysis, or transfer to another dialysis unit within 6 months
  • Expected survival \< 6 months
  • Allergy to study medications (ISD, HY, adenosine/diprimidole)
  • Active use of sildenafil, vardenafil or tadalafil
  • History of severe aortic stenosis or other cause of LV outflow obstruction
  • Pregnancy, anticipated pregnancy, or breastfeeding, confirmed by serum pregnancy test on the day of PET scan
  • Incarceration
  • Participation in another intervention study
  • Use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors
  • Contraindication to adenosine including
  • 2nd or 3rd degree heart block, sick sinus syndrome or symptomatic bradycardia (without a functioning pacemaker)
  • moderate or severe asthma
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Active use of any of the study medications unless participant and physician willing to discontinue prior to enrollment.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 28 2017

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    May 7 2019

    Estimated Enrollment :

    17 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT02228408

    Start Date

    August 28 2017

    End Date

    May 7 2019

    Last Update

    April 27 2021

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    Brigham & Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115