The ALLAY trial
- Conditions
- eft ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensionMedDRA version: 17.0 Level: PT Classification code 10049773 Term: Left ventricular hypertrophy System Organ Class: 10007541 - Cardiac disordersMedDRA version: 17.0 Level: PT Classification code 10015488 Term: Essential hypertension System Organ Class: 10047065 - Vascular disordersTherapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2014-002083-33-GB
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Dundee/NHS Tayside
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 66
• are aged over 18 years
• previously diagnosed with essential hypertension
• been on stable antihypertensive therapy for at least 3 months prior to study screening
•have screening ABPM (or home based BP monitoring if ABPM not tolerated) with daytime average systolic <135mmHg
•have screening echocardiography based diagnosis of LVH based on ASE criteria (males >115g/m2, females >95g/m2)
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range: 0
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 22
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 44
• documented intolerance to allopurinol
• left Ventricular Ejection Fraction <45% on echocardiography screening
• severe aortic stenosis on echocardiography screening
• already had gout or currently on allopurinol
• severe hepatic disease
• renal disease; CKD class 3B or worse
• on azathioprine, 6 mercaptopurine, or theophylline
• malignancy (receiving active treatment) or other life threatening diseases
• pregnant or lactating women
• any contraindication to MRI (claustrophobia, metal implants)
• patients who have participated in any other clinical trial of an investigational medicinal product within the previous 30 days will be excluded.
• patients who are unable to give informed consent
• any other considered by a study physician to be inappropriate for inclusion
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method