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Administrative data

NCT number NCT00827775
Other study ID # STU 102008-042
Secondary ID NIH K23 HL092297
Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
First received
Last updated
Start date June 2009
Est. completion date September 2010

Study information

Verified date October 2020
Source University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

1. To determine in a cross sectional case-controlled cohort study of 50 hemodialysis patients if blood pressure elevations with hemodialysis are associated with decreased endothelial cell function (measured by brachial artery flow mediated dilation and endothelial progenitor cell number), both of which are novel mechanistic markers in the causal pathway for detrimental cardiovascular outcomes; and 2. To determine if lowering blood pressure with carvedilol in 25 ESRD subjects with blood pressure elevations with hemodialysis can improve endothelial cell dysfunction as a surrogate mechanistic marker for improving cardiovascular outcomes.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 55
Est. completion date September 2010
Est. primary completion date September 2010
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 80 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - on hemodialysis > 30 days - aged 18 to 80 years old - ability to provide informed consent - Primary nephrologist deems patient is at target dry weight - Predialysis SBP >140 or postdialysis SBP>130 Exclusion Criteria: - Patients with active wounds - Blood pressure unable to be measured by routine mechanisms in the upper extremity - Change in blood pressure medications in the previous 2 weeks - Intolerance of beta or alpha-blockers - pregnancy - Resting heart rate <50 - Life expectancy < 6 months - Current therapy with carvedilol or contraindication to carvedilol (ONLY in the intervention arm)

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Carvedilol
Carvedilol 6.25 mg BID titrated weekly to maximum of 50 mg bid

Locations

Country Name City State
United States UTS Dallas Dialysis (Elmbrook) Dallas Texas
United States UTSW Dallas East Davita Dialysis (Buckner unit) Dallas Texas
United States UTSW Oakcliff Davita Dialysis Dallas Texas

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (3)

Inrig JK, Van Buren P, Kim C, Vongpatanasin W, Povsic TJ, Toto R. Probing the mechanisms of intradialytic hypertension: a pilot study targeting endothelial cell dysfunction. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2012 Aug;7(8):1300-9. doi: 10.2215/CJN.10010911. Epub 2012 — View Citation

Inrig JK, Van Buren P, Kim C, Vongpatanasin W, Povsic TJ, Toto RD. Intradialytic hypertension and its association with endothelial cell dysfunction. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Aug;6(8):2016-24. doi: 10.2215/CJN.11351210. Epub 2011 Jul 14. — View Citation

Van Buren PN, Kim C, Toto R, Inrig JK. Intradialytic hypertension and the association with interdialytic ambulatory blood pressure. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Jul;6(7):1684-91. doi: 10.2215/CJN.11041210. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Endothelial Progenitor Cells ALDH bright cells reported as percentage of mononuclear cells. These were assayed using flow cytometry
CD34/CD133 endothelial progenitor cells reported as percentage of mononuclear cells. These were assayed using flow cytometry
12 weeks
Secondary Flow Mediated Vasodilation Measured as percent change in brachial artery diameter from baseline to post shear stress for an individual measurement. Follow up measurements were obtained in intervention subjects 12 weeks later 12 weeks
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