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Heart and Blood Pressure Study: The Effect of Aortic Impedance on Myocardial Relaxation

A study testing oral hydralazine and intravenous nesiritide in people with High Blood Pressure, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Does dilation of blood vessels (vasodilation), which decreases aortic stiffness, have a greater effect on heart myocardium relaxation (diastole) than vasodilation which affects mean pressure equally without improving aortic stiffness? Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 65 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
High Blood Pressure
What is being tested?
oral hydralazine and intravenous nesiritide
How many people
17 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
May 2005to 20 Dec 2006
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 65 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Subjects over the age of 65

Who cannot join

  • Have known or suspected coronary artery disease
  • Have known or suspected left ventricular dysfunction
  • Have significant valvular, infiltrative, pericardial, or congenital heart disease
  • Have a resting systolic blood pressure < 100 mmHg
  • Have had an adverse reaction to nesiritide or hydralazine
  • Have a serum creatinine > 2 mg/dl at Visit 1

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792

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About this study

Official title: The Effect of Aortic Impedance on Myocardial Relaxation

Does dilation of blood vessels (vasodilation), which decreases aortic stiffness, have a greater effect on heart myocardium relaxation (diastole) than vasodilation which affects mean pressure equally without improving aortic stiffness?

Read the detailed description

60 subjects, 30 with hypertension and 30 without will attend two visits to the GCRC. At each visit, pulsatile hemodynamics (by using tonometry-a non-invasive means to obtain arterial pressure tracings) and Doppler tissue imaging relaxation velocity (a measurement of myocardial relaxation obtained by echocardiography) data will be collected before and after administration of vasodilator medication. At the first visit, each patient will receive an oral dose of the vasodilator hydralazine (does not effect aortic stiffness), and at the second visit each patient will receive intravenous nesiritide (does effect aortic stiffness). The relationship between timing of the reflected pulse wave and myocardial relaxation velocity will be studied at baseline and following administration of each vasodilator to determine if changing aortic stiffness has an impact on myocardial relaxation.

Being tested
oral hydralazine and intravenous nesiritide
Keywords
arterial stiffness, echocardiography, nesiritide
Medical subject headings
Hypertension

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • oral hydralazine and intravenous nesiritideDrug

    vasodilators

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. heart myocardium relaxation (diastole)

    Measured: before and after administration of vasodilator medication

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2005
  3. Primary completion20 Dec 2006
  4. Study completion20 Dec 2006

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
17 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00204984
Sponsor's protocol ID
H-2004-0382
Other IDs
K23 AGO01022
Status last verified
Feb 2019
First submitted
13 Sep 2005
Last updated
8 Feb 2019
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Sweitzer NK, Hetzel SJ, Skalski J, Velez M, Eggleston K, Mitchell GF. Left ventricular responses to acute changes in late systolic pressure augmentation in older adults. Am J Hypertens. 2013 Jul;26(7):866-71. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpt043. Epub 2013 Mar 28.

    PubMed 23537892

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing oral hydralazine and intravenous nesiritide in people with High Blood Pressure, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Feb 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

heart myocardium relaxation (diastole) (time frame: before and after administration of vasodilator medication). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00204984, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Feb 2019.

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