Actively Recruiting
Endocalyx in Treatment Resistent Hypertension
Led by Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA) · Updated on 2025-04-23
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
153 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
A
Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Lead Sponsor
D
Dutch Heart Foundation
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is to assess whether the food supplement Endocalyx lowers blood pressure in patients with treatment resistant hypertension.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Endocalyx in Treatment Resistent Hypertension
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults aged 18 years or older
- Treatment resistant hypertension defined as uncontrolled office blood pressure (≥140/90 mmHg)
- Currently taking at least 3 antihypertensive agents of different classes including a diuretic at maximum tolerated dose
- Stable diuretic and antihypertensive treatment for at least 3 weeks
- Signed informed consent form approved by an Independent Ethics Committee
You will not qualify if you...
- Age under 18 years
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than 20 ml/min/1.73m2
- Mean seated systolic blood pressure of at least 180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure of at least 110 mmHg
- Known secondary hypertension
- Acute coronary syndrome, stroke, transient ischemic attack, or cardiovascular surgery in the last 3 months
- Hospitalization for heart failure in the past 3 weeks
- Dialysis treatment or expected dialysis initiation within 3 months
- Women of childbearing potential not using adequate contraception
- Planned surgery within the next 12 weeks
- Major surgery in the previous 4 weeks
- Use of prednisolone over 5 mg/day
- Use of any other investigational drug
- Significant comorbidities with life expectancy less than 1 year
- Psychiatric, addictive, or other disorders compromising informed consent
- Known hypersensitivity to seaweed, corn, artichoke, grape, melon, or any excipients of Endocalyx
- Known allergies to milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, or soybeans
- Rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency, or glucose galactose malabsorption
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Amsterdam UMC
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, 1105 AZ
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
R
Rik Olde Engberink, MD PhD
CONTACT
S
Sanédy Simon, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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