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NCT number NCT03535532
Other study ID # ULARH2017
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date December 20, 2018
Est. completion date December 20, 2021

Study information

Verified date May 2018
Source Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Fuwai Hospital
Contact Weili Zhang, MD
Phone 861088322025
Email zhangweili1747@yahoo.com
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

ULARH is a 2-arm, prospective, open-labeled, multi-center randomized clinical trial.The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of medical treatment and unilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy for resistant hypertension in patients diagnosed with adrenal disease based on imaging tools.Relative ratio of end-point events occurence in three years is considered as primary outcome. Furthermore, we will exploit clinical factors which could indicate a favorable outcome in participants who accepted surgical treatment in this study.


Description:

Resistant hypertension is a clinical condition characterized by the presence of BP values above the recommended limits of the reference values(BP>140/90 mmHg in hypertensive patients), despite the adherence to appropriate life style changes and to a drug therapy of at least three classes of drugs, one of which is represented by a diuretic, in adequate doses. Several small-sample studies suggest the prevalence of resistant hypertension is about 5-30% in Chinese population. Uncontrolled blood pressure elevation attributes to a higher incidence of stroke, heart failure, chronic renal disease, dementia and cardiovascular deaths. Improving the management of resistant hypertension is a constantly tricky problem in hypertension clinical practice.

Compared with patients whose blood pressure level are more easily to get controlled, patients diagnosed with resistant hypertension presented a higher risk of adrenal anomaly when screened by imaging tools. Current clinical practice guidance recommend unilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy as a preferable treatment merely for adrenal incidentalomas with over hormone secreting like cortisol or aldosterone, or a high likelihood of malignance. Among patients who meet above surgery indication, the ratio of cure for hypertension varies from approximately 30 to 80%. However, in recent years, there are growing evidence showed that hypertensive patients diagnosed with adrenal disease based on imaging tools also gain much benefit from adrenalectomy even if there is no evidently abnormal hormone secretion. Last year, a prospective cohort study published on suggested that "nonfunctional" adrenal tumors associate with increased diabetes risk. These studies prompt a re-assessment of the classification of benign adrenal tumors as "non-functional"and their potential damage.

In a retrospective study conducted by our group in early period to evaluate the effect of surgery treatment in resistant hypertensive patients, we found one third of resistant hypertensive patients were cured as well as another one third get improved after unilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Thus, we designed this study, expecting a further and more detailed perception of the relationship between resistant hypertension and adrenal anomaly.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 1000
Est. completion date December 20, 2021
Est. primary completion date October 20, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. Resistant hypertensive patients diagnosed with adrenal disease based on imaging tools (resistant hypertension defined as the presence of BP values above the recommended limits of the reference values(BP>140/90 mmHg),despite the adherence to appropriate life style changes and to a drug therapy of at least three classes of drugs for at least one month, one of which is represented by a diuretic, in adequate doses)

2. Signed the written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with surgical contraindication;(Performed coronary revascularization (PCI or CABG) within the previous 6 months; Cerebral hemorrhagic stroke within the previous 3 months, or new onset cerebral infarction within the latest 2 weeks;Severe heart failure or kidney disfunction within the previous 6 months)

2. Patients who has proceeded unilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy once;

3. Severe somatic disease such as cancer;

4. Severe cognitive impairment or mental disorder;

5. Participating in other clinical trials.

Study Design


Intervention

Procedure:
unilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy
unilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy is a kind of minimally invasive surgery commonly operated in patients diagnosed with adrenal diseases with a high likelihood of malignance or surplus hormone secretion.
Drug:
standard medical treatment
standard medical treatment: detailed medicine strategy chosen for each patient will be associated with their own conditions based on current guidance recommendations.

Locations

Country Name City State
China Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, FuWai Hospital Beijing Beijing
China Shandong Provincial Hospital Ji'nan Shandong
China Yunzhou Municiple Hospital Ji'ning Shandong

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Fuwai Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

References & Publications (5)

Denolle T, Chamontin B, Doll G, Fauvel JP, Girerd X, Herpin D, Vaïsse B, Villeneuve F, Halimi JM. [Management of resistant hypertension. Expert consensus statement from the French Society of Hypertension, an affiliate of the French Society of Cardiology]. Presse Med. 2014 Dec;43(12 Pt 1):1325-31. doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2014.07.016. Epub 2014 Nov 20. French. — View Citation

Fassnacht M, Arlt W, Bancos I, Dralle H, Newell-Price J, Sahdev A, Tabarin A, Terzolo M, Tsagarakis S, Dekkers OM. Management of adrenal incidentalomas: European Society of Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline in collaboration with the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors. Eur J Endocrinol. 2016 Aug;175(2):G1-G34. doi: 10.1530/EJE-16-0467. — View Citation

Lopez D, Luque-Fernandez MA, Steele A, Adler GK, Turchin A, Vaidya A. "Nonfunctional" Adrenal Tumors and the Risk for Incident Diabetes and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Oct 18;165(8):533-542. doi: 10.7326/M16-0547. Epub 2016 Aug 2. — View Citation

Sim JJ, Bhandari SK, Shi J, Reynolds K, Calhoun DA, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Jacobsen SJ. Comparative risk of renal, cardiovascular, and mortality outcomes in controlled, uncontrolled resistant, and nonresistant hypertension. Kidney Int. 2015 Sep;88(3):622-32. doi: 10.1038/ki.2015.142. Epub 2015 May 6. — View Citation

Xu T, Xia L, Wang X, Zhang X, Zhong S, Qin L, Zhang X, Zhu Y, Shen Z. Effectiveness of partial adrenalectomy for concomitant hypertension in patients with nonfunctional adrenal adenoma. Int Urol Nephrol. 2015 Jan;47(1):59-67. doi: 10.1007/s11255-014-0841-8. Epub 2014 Oct 11. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary A composite of end-point events A composite end-point comprised of myocardial infarction(MI), congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular event, end stage renal disease, death. 3 year
Secondary Major coronary events Major coronary events comprised of myocardial infarction (MI), hospitalization for unstable angina or acute decompensated heart failure, coronary revascularization (percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI], coronary artery bypass grafting [CABG]), and death from cardiovascular causes. 3 years
Secondary First occurrence of symptomatic stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic, fatal or nonfatal) First occurrence of symptomatic stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic, fatal or nonfatal) 3 years
Secondary All-cause death All-cause death 3 years
Secondary Cardiovascular death Cardiovascular death 3 years
Secondary myocardial infarction myocardial infarction 3 years
Secondary Hospitalization for unstable angina Hospitalization for unstable angina 3 years
Secondary Hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure Hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure 3 years
Secondary coronary revascularization (percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI], coronary bypass grafting [CABG]) coronary revascularization (percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI], coronary bypass grafting [CABG]) 3 years
Secondary First occurence of diabetes mellitus First occurence of diabetes mellitus 3 years
Secondary Decline in cognitive function Decline in cognitive function includes sensory disturbance, memory disorders and thinking disorders, which is assessed by mini-mental state examination (MMSE) 3 years
Secondary Decline in renal functio or development of end stage renal disease (ESRD) Decline in renal function is assessed by any of the following: (1) For patients with chronic kidney disease (eGFR<60 ml per minute per 1.73 m2) at baseline, the renal outcome was a composite of a decrease in the eGFR of 50% or more (confirmed by a subsequent laboratory test) or the development of EDRD requiring long-term dialysis or kidney transplantation; or (2) For participants without chronic kidney disease at baseline, the renal outcome was defined by a decreased in the eGFR of 30% or more to a value of less than 60 ml per minute per 1.73 m2. 3 years
Secondary Major artery function changes Major artery function changes are assessed by a composite of decrease in the ankle branchial index [ABI], brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity(baPWV),or brachial artery flow-mediated dilation [FMD].
ABI and baPWV, well-established non-invasive techniques fr evaluating obstruction and stiffness of peripheral artery respectively, are considered for the purposes of cardiovascular risk assessment. ABI is the ratio of average systolic blood pressure measured in brachial/ankle, and an ABI between and including 0.9 and 1.2 is considered normal, while a lesser than 0.9 indicates arterial disease. The unit measure of baPWV value is cm per second.
FMD serves as an index of nitric oxide (NO)-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodialator function in humans and is regarded as a surrogate marker of cardiovascular disease.
3 years
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