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Fractional Flow Reserve to Determine Atherosclerosis Renovascular Hypertension Stenting

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Renal Artery Stenosis Atherosclerotic
Secondary Hypertension Renal Arterial
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: Fractional Flow Reserve, Renal
Device: Renal artery stenting
Registration Number
NCT05732077
Lead Sponsor
Peking University First Hospital
Brief Summary

Although randomized trials have demonstrated there is no benefit of renal-artery stenting in addition to medical therapy for patients with atherosclerosis renal artery stenosis, many patients indeed gained benefit in daily practices after stenting, such as reduction in blood pressure and recovery in renal functions. One important gap is that there is no universal standard to determine whether to stent in these patients. Fraction Flow Reserve (FFR) has been studied for many year in chronic coronary heart disease and FFR-guided revascularization strategy is known to be better than both angiography-guided revascularization and medication alone. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether Fraction Flow Reserve (FFR) is appropriate to determine stenting in hypertension patients with atherosclerosis renal artery stenosis. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is it appropriate to use FFR to determine whether or not stenting for hypertension patients with atherosclerosis renal artery stenosis?

* To provide detailed data supporting design of further trial, such as sample size calculating, cut-off value for FFR in renal artery stenosis, etc.

Participants met the inclusive/exclusive criteria will be randomized to stenting or not in the renal artery, then hyperemic FFR induced by dopamine will be measured in all participants. If FFR is ≥0.80, randomization will be applied. If FFR is \<0.80, randomization will be ignored, and stenting will be performed as planned. The blood pressure and anti-hypertensive medications will be compared before and 3 months after the procedure based on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, all participants will be followed up for 1 year.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • With recorded hypertension, AND the blood pressure is not controlled (SBP ≥140mmHg and/or DBP ≥90mmHg) on 2 or more classes of anti-hypertensive drugs;
  • Evidence of renal artery stenosis and undergoing renal artery angiography;
  • Able to follow the study protocol and provide informed consent;
  • Renal artery angiography shows at least 1 main artery with stenosis of 50%-90%, AND the diameter is ≥ 4.0mm.
Exclusion Criteria
  • SBP ≥200mmHg and/or DBP ≥120mmHg at the day or randomization;
  • Fibromuscular dysplasia or other non-atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis;
  • Pregnancy or unknow pregnancy status in female of childbearing potential;
  • Participation in any drug or device trial during the study period;
  • Any stroke/TIA, OR with ≥70% stenosis of carotid artery;
  • Any major surgery, myocardial infarction or interventional therapy 30 days prior to study entry;
  • LVEF <30%;
  • Comorbid condition causing life expectancy ≤1 year;
  • Allergy to contrast or any of the following: aspirin, clopidogrel;
  • Previous kidney transplant;
  • Previous renal artery bypass surgery or stent intervention;
  • Kidney size less than 8 cm measured by ultrasound;
  • Local lab serum Cr >3.0 mg/dl (265.2μmol/l) on the day of randomization;
  • Reference vessel size <4 mm or >8 mm.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Not stentingRenal artery stentingHyperemic FFR induced by 50μg/kg of dopamine via renal artery will be measured. If FFR is ≥0.80, randomization will be applied, and no stenting will be implanted. If FFR is \<0.80, randomization will be ignored, and stenting will be performed.
StentingFractional Flow Reserve, RenalHyperemic FFR induced by 50μg/kg of dopamine via renal artery will be measured. No matter FFR is, stenting will be performed as planned.
Not stentingFractional Flow Reserve, RenalHyperemic FFR induced by 50μg/kg of dopamine via renal artery will be measured. If FFR is ≥0.80, randomization will be applied, and no stenting will be implanted. If FFR is \<0.80, randomization will be ignored, and stenting will be performed.
StentingRenal artery stentingHyperemic FFR induced by 50μg/kg of dopamine via renal artery will be measured. No matter FFR is, stenting will be performed as planned.
Not stentingDopamineHyperemic FFR induced by 50μg/kg of dopamine via renal artery will be measured. If FFR is ≥0.80, randomization will be applied, and no stenting will be implanted. If FFR is \<0.80, randomization will be ignored, and stenting will be performed.
StentingDopamineHyperemic FFR induced by 50μg/kg of dopamine via renal artery will be measured. No matter FFR is, stenting will be performed as planned.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in daytime mean systolic blood pressure as measured by 24-hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)From baseline to 3 months post-procedure
Change in the composite index of antihypertensive drugsFrom baseline to 3 months post-procedure

Change in the composite index of antihypertensive drugs. Drug Composite Index = Weight (number of classes of antihypertensive drugs) × (sum of doses)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in diastolic blood pressure as measured by 24-hour ABPMFrom baseline to 3 months post-procedure
Change in home blood pressureFrom baseline to 3 months post-procedure
Change in the composite index of antihypertensive drugs to reach target blood pressureFrom baseline to 1 year post-procedure

Change in the composite index of antihypertensive drugs to reach target blood pressure. Drug Composite Index = Weight (number of classes of antihypertensive drugs) × (sum of doses)

Change in office blood pressureFrom baseline to 3 months post-procedure
Acute myocardial infarction incidenceFrom baseline to 1 year post-procedure

Based on universal definition of acute myocardial infarction

Change in systolic blood pressure as measured by 24-hour ABPMFrom baseline to 3 months post-procedure
Change in ABPMFrom baseline to 6 months, 1 year post-procedure
All-cause deathFrom baseline to 1 year post-procedure
Cardiac deathFrom baseline to 1 year post-procedure
Non-fatal stroke incidenceFrom baseline to 1 year post-procedure

Based on medical records under outcome committee's judge

Rehospitalization due to heart failure incidenceFrom baseline to 1 year post-procedure

Based on medical records under outcome committee's judge

Increase in serum creatinine or dialysisFrom baseline to 1 year post-procedure

Trial Locations

Locations (13)

Peking University First Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University

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Beijing, Beijing, China

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

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Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

Qinghai province cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease specialist hospital

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Xining, Qinghai, China

Tianjin Beichen Hospital

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Tianjin, Tianjin, China

Zibo Central Hospital

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Zibo, Shandong, China

Tianjin First Central Hospital

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Tianjin, Tianjin, China

China-Japan Friendship Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Beijing Chao-yang hospital, capital medical university

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University

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Beijing, Beijing, China

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

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Chongqing, Chongqing, China

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

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Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Peking University First Hospital Taiyuan Hospital

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Taiyuan, Shanxi, China

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