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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03484130
Other study ID # 2018P000257
Secondary ID
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date June 15, 2018
Est. completion date April 1, 2024

Study information

Verified date November 2023
Source Brigham and Women's Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This prospective cohort study will investigate the physiology and progression of autonomous aldosterone secretion.


Description:

Primary aldosteronism is a disorder wherein aldosterone is secreted by the adrenal gland(s) independent of its physiologic regulators and cannot be appropriately suppressed with sodium/volume loading. Primary aldosteronism is a common cause of hypertension and has a relatively high prevalence. This is important since the excessive mineralocorticoid receptor activation in primary aldosteronism contributes to adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes and death. For these reasons, it is critical that autonomous aldosteronism be detected early in its course since appropriate treatment interventions may prevent cardiovascular disease. In addition to severe and overt primary aldosteronism in hypertension, human studies have shown that milder forms of primary aldosteronism can exist even among normotensive individuals. Detailed physiologic studies have shown that normotensive individuals with a phenotype of autonomous aldosterone secretion have greater cardiometabolic risk factors, impaired renal-vascular function, and a higher risk for developing incident hypertension. Further, older age is associated with greater autonomous aldosterone secretion, suggesting that autonomous aldosterone secretion may progress over time. A better understanding of the prevalence and progression of this type of "subclinical" autonomous aldosterone secretion may inform our understanding of the pathogenesis of hypertension and cardiometabolic diseases. This protocol is designed to be a prospective longitudinal study that will carefully characterize the degree of autonomous aldosterone secretion among high-risk normotensive individuals and follow them longitudinally with repeated phenotyping study visits to assess the progression and severity of autonomous aldosterone secretion over time and its relevance to cardiovascular health. Phenotyping visits will include measurements of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system under controlled posture and variable sodium intakes and repeated assessments of blood pressure. This prospective cohort study will provide insights into normal and abnormal aldosterone physiology over time and how it may contribute to time- or age-dependent hypertension and cardiometabolic risk.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Active, not recruiting
Enrollment 100
Est. completion date April 1, 2024
Est. primary completion date April 1, 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 35 Years to 70 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 35-70 years 2. Systolic blood pressure of 120-135 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure of 75-85 mmHg 3. At least one, or more, of the following: - BMI = 25 kg/m2 - Family history of hypertension prior to the age of 60 years in a parent or sibling - Diabetes with a hemoglobin A1c < 9% 4. If systolic blood pressure 115-135 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure 70-85 mmHg, must have two or more of the following: - BMI = 25 kg/m2 - Family history of hypertension prior to the age of 60 years in a parent or sibling - Diabetes with a hemoglobin A1c < 9% Exclusion Criteria: - Known history of hypertension or use of antihypertensive medications - Known history of stroke, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure, cerebral or aortic aneurysm, or preeclampsia. - Active cancer that is being treated with chemotherapeutic agents - Pregnancy - Breast feeding - Daily use of prescribed opioid medications - Illicit drug use (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine) - Daily non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication use - Daily use of glucocorticoids - Electrocardiogram that shows evidence of prior myocardial infarction, atrial arrhythmia, left or right bundle branch blocks. - Estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min/1.73m2 - Active and untreated hyper- or hypo-thyroidism - Abnormal screening laboratories (comprehensive metabolic panel, complete blood count, thyrotropin) - BMI = 45 kg/m2

Study Design


Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
Sodium loaded diet
At baseline, and annually, participants will undergo aldosterone dynamic testing after ~5 days of a sodium loaded diet. The diet will consist of >180 mmol/day of sodium, ~50 mmol/day of potassium, and 600mg/d of calcium.
Restricted sodium diet
At baseline, and annually, participants will undergo aldosterone dynamic testing after ~5 days of a sodium restricted diet. The diet will consist of <40 mmol/day of sodium, ~50 mmol/day of potassium, and 600mg/d of calcium.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston Massachusetts

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Brigham and Women's Hospital National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in renin The primary outcome is to evaluate the longitudinal change in plasma renin activity 5 years
Secondary SASSI The longitudinal change in the sodium modulated suppression-to-stimulation index 5 years
Secondary Blood pressure Longitudinal changes in blood pressure 5 years
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