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Amiloride for Resistant Hypertension

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Hypertension
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Microalbuminuria
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02122731
Lead Sponsor
Ib Abildgaard Jacobsen
Brief Summary

To evaluate the antihypertensive effect of amiloride added to triple antihypertensive therapy in patients with resistant hypertension (RH) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)

Detailed Description

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the antihypertensive effect of amiloride added to triple antihypertensive treatment in patients with resistant hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in an open-labelled, non- controlled and non-randomized interventional study.

The secondary objectives were to evaluate the additional effects of amiloride on:

* Urinary albumin excretion

* Blood pressure control, how many patients reached blood pressure control when amiloride was added to previous triple antihypertensive treatment.

* Plasminogen and plasmin excretion (ENaC activity) in the micro-and macroalbuminuric patients in the cohort.

* Urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) activity

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria
  • diagnosed with resistant hypertension (average daytime BP >130and/or >80 mmHg by ambulatory monitoring in spite of treatment with 3 antihypertensive drugs including a diuretic and an angiotensin coverting enzyme inhibitor (AECi) or angiotensin recpetor blocker (ARBs) and a third optional, all in optimal dosages.
  • type 2 diabetes
  • prior participant in a randomized controlled trial with spironolactone, but after a wash-out periods of minimum two weeks (NCT01062763)
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Office blood pressure (BP) >180/110 mmHg
  • daytime average BP by ambulatory monitoring > 170/85 mmHg
  • heart failure (NYHA III-IV) Cardiac arrythmia HbA1C > 10% severe dyslipidemia known or with signs of secondary hypertension estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <50ml/min per 1.73 m2 prior intolerance to spironolactone or amiloride fertility without oral contraception pregnancy lactation
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
AmilorideAmilorideThis is a non-randomized and non-controlled study with only one treatment arm with amiloride.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
average daytime systolic and diastolic blood pressure8 weeks

ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was performed at baseline and after 8 weeks intervention with amiloride

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Urinary albumin excretionafter 8 weeks

Urine albumin was measured at baseline and after 8 weeks of amiloride treatment.

plasma potassiumafter 4 and 8 weeks

plasma potassium tend to increase during amiloride treatment

urine plasminogen and plasminat baseline and after 8 weeks of amiloride treatment

U-plasminogen is filtered to urine in patients with microalbuminuria. In urine plasminogen is activated to plasmin by urokinase plasminogen activator.Plasmin activates the epithelial sodium channel.

urinary urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) activityAt baseline and after 8 weeks of amiloride treatment

uPA exist in urine where it cleaves plasminogen to plasmin. uPA is possible secreted fra the tubulus cells

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Odense University Hospital, Department of Endocrinology

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Odense, Denmark

Sygehus Lillebaelt.

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Fredericia, Denmark

Sydvestjysk Hospital, Esbjerg

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Esbjerg, Denmark

Steno Diabetes Center

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Gentofte, Denmark

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