Status:

TERMINATED

Angiotensin-(1-7) in Peripheral Arterial Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Conditions:

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-80 years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) affects over 8 million individuals in the United States alone. This is a form of atherosclerosis in which plaques preferentially build up inside the arteries of the l...

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study to determine if acute intravenous Ang-(1-7) infusion can reduce systemic inflammation and improve measures of leg blood flow in ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Sex: Male or Female
  • Age: 21-80 years of age
  • Diagnosed with PAD (e.g. ankle-brachial index below 0.9)
  • Fontaine stage II or less (no rest pain)
  • Capable of giving informed consent
  • Fluent in written and spoken English

Exclusion

  • Age less than or equal to 20 years or greater than or equal to 81 years
  • Pregnant or nursing woman
  • Decisional impairment
  • Prisoners
  • Alcohol or drug abuse
  • Evidence of type I or type II diabetes (fasting glucose \>126 mg/dl or use of anti-diabetic medications)
  • History of serious cardiovascular disease (e.g. myocardial infarction within 6 months, symptomatic coronary artery disease, presence of angina pectoris, significant arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, second or third degree heart block, mitral valve stenosis, aortic stenosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) or cerebrovascular disease (e.g. cerebral hemorrhage, stroke, transient ischemic attack).
  • History or presence of immunological or hematological disease
  • Impaired hepatic function \[aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels \> 2 times the upper limit of normal range)
  • Impaired renal function (serum creatinine \>2.0 mg/dl)
  • Anemia
  • Treatment with serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI) or norepinephrine transporter (NET) inhibitors
  • Treatment with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors
  • Treatment with anticoagulants
  • Treatment with chronic systemic glucocorticoid therapy (\>7 consecutive days in 1 month)
  • Treatment with any investigational drug in the 1-month preceding the study
  • Inability to give, or withdraw, informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 9 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

6 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03240068

Start Date

September 1 2017

End Date

March 9 2020

Last Update

May 3 2024

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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033