Renal Denervation in Patients With Uncontrolled Hypertension (Symplicity HTN-2) (HTN-2)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00888433 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : April 27, 2009
Results First Posted : February 24, 2014
Last Update Posted : May 20, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Uncontrolled Hypertension | Device: Renal Denervation (Symplicity® Renal Denervation System) | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 106 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Crossover Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Renal Denervation in Patients With Uncontrolled Hypertension (Symplicity HTN-2) |
Study Start Date : | June 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 2010 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2015 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Renal Denervation
Renal Denervation and maintenance of anti-hypertensive medications
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Device: Renal Denervation (Symplicity® Renal Denervation System)
Catheter-based renal denervation |
No Intervention: Control
Maintenance of anti-hypertensive medications with option for cross-over treatment after 6-months
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- Office Systolic Blood Pressure Reduction [ Time Frame: Baseline to 6 months ]The primary effectiveness endpoint is change in Office Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) from baseline to 6 months post-randomization.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- systolic blood pressure >=160mmHg (>=150 mmHg for type 2 diabetics);
- on 3 or more antihypertensive medications
- >= 18 and =< 85 years of age.
Exclusion Criteria:
- renal artery abnormalities
- eGFR < 45mL/min
- MI, angina, CVA within 6 months
- Type 1 diabetes
- ICD or pacemaker, or any other metallic implant not compatible with MRI
- others

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00888433

Principal Investigator: | Murray Esler, MBBS | The Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute |
Publications of Results:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Medtronic Vascular |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00888433 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
TP-058 |
First Posted: | April 27, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | February 24, 2014 |
Last Update Posted: | May 20, 2015 |
Last Verified: | May 2015 |
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Hypertension Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |