Renal Denervation in Patients With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure
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Official title
RENAL ARTERY IRRADIATION FOR SYMPATHETIC RENAL DENERVATION IN PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT HYPERTENSION
Brief summary
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The kidneys are an important regulator of blood pressure. Previous research has shown that disrupting the nerves (denervate) of the kidney may successfully decrease blood pressure. In the past, one technique that was used to treat severe high blood pressure was a surgical procedure to cut these nerves. However, this surgery is no longer commonly performed. Another approach to disrupting these nerves is to use the Beta-Cath 3.5F system to deliver a small amount of radiation to the treatment zone. The Beta-Cath 3.5F System (Novoste) is currently approved in the United States to deliver ion dose therapy to re-narrowings that form in the coronary arteries in the heart. This trial is assessing the safety of treating patients with the Beta-Cath 3.5F System (Novoste) to denervate the nerves around the kidney to help control blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension. 1. Renal artery brachytherapy with beta-emitting source is safe. 2. Renal artery brachytherapy with beta-emitting source can reduce systolic/diastolic blood pressure via renal denervation mechanism within 6 months post treatment.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01968785
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 2 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 85 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jul 31, 2013
- Primary completion
- Dec 31, 2016
- Completion
- Dec 31, 2016
- Last update posted
- Jan 12, 2022
2013 – 2017
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center | Washington D.C. | District of Columbia | 20010 | — |
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- Last update posted Jan 12, 2022 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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