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Registration number
ACTRN12620001121954
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
20/08/2020
Date registered
29/10/2020
Date last updated
15/08/2023
Date data sharing statement initially provided
29/10/2020
Date results provided
15/08/2023
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Breathing control and vein function in hypertension
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Scientific title
Peripheral chemoreflex regulation of sympathetic outflow and venous function using pyridoxine supplements in human hypertension
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Secondary ID [1]
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1248-3119
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Trial acronym
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Hypertension
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Condition category
Condition code
Cardiovascular
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Hypertension
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Daily oral pyridoxine supplement (5 mg·kg-1·day-1) will be taken in pill form for 4 weeks. Adherence of intervention will be confirmed with drug tablet return and laboratory tests.
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Intervention code [1]
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Treatment: Drugs
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Comparator / control treatment
Placebo (microcellulose) pill
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Control group
Placebo
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Breathing response to 5 min hypoxia (i.e., peripheral chemoreflex) will be assess using a heated pneumotach attached to a mouth piece. Participants will be exposed to a gas mixture containing 10% O2 in nitrogen during this assessment
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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At baseline and at 4 weeks follow-up
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Primary outcome [2]
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Blood pressure control. Brachial blood pressure will be measured with a clinically validated automated sphygmomanometer (Omron), using a cuff wrapped around the upper arm. Beat-to-beat BP will be measured using finger photoplethysmography, using a small lightweight cuff wrapped around the finger.
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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Baseline and at 4 week follow-up
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Venous compliance will be quantified using high-resolution Doppler ultrasound (uSmart 3300, Terason) coupled with automated edge detection and wall tracking of arterial images. Lower limb vein diameter will measured during progressive thigh cuff inflation and deflation
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Baseline and 4 week follow up
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Secondary outcome [2]
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Muscle sympathetic nerve activity (SNA), Muscle SNA will be measured using a small, sterile wire (unipolar tungsten microelectrodes, tip measuring 1-5 um) inserted near the fibular head on the outside of the leg using published techniques.
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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Baseline Baseline and 4 week follow up
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
-Patients with essential hypertension (At least Stage 2 hypertension; untreated office SBP greater or equal to 140 mmHg or DBP greater or equal to 90 mmHg);
-Men and women;
-Aged over 18 years;
-Body mass index <35 kg/m2
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Minimum age
18
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Maximum age
85
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
-Significant arrhythmias (e.g., atrial fibrillation, previous VT / significant ventricular ectopy)
-Hemodynamically significant valvular heart disease (e.g., stenosis, mechanical valve replacement)
-Severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction
-Recent acute coronary syndrome (<12 months) (e.g., MI, angioplasty, unstable angina)
-Previous coronary artery bypass surgery
-Secondary causes of hypertension (e.g., phaeochromocytoma)
-Recent stroke/TIA (<12 months)
-Current smoker
-Body mass index <18 kg/m2.
-Current pregnancy
-Current user of recreational drugs
-Current abuser of alcohol
-Inability to fully or appropriately provide consent (e.g., language issue, reading capability)
-Underlying medical conditions, which in the opinion of the Investigator place the participant at unacceptably high risk for participating in the study.
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
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Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
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Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
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Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
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Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
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Intervention assignment
Parallel
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Other design features
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Phase
Phase 4
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Type of endpoint/s
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Statistical methods / analysis
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Stopped early
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Data analysis
Data analysis is complete
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Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Lack of funding/staff/facilities
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
2/03/2022
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Actual
18/05/2022
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
28/10/2022
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Actual
22/02/2023
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Date of last data collection
Anticipated
30/11/2022
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Actual
10/03/2023
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Sample size
Target
80
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Accrual to date
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Final
61
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Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1]
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New Zealand
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State/province [1]
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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University
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Name [1]
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University of Auckland
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Address [1]
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85 Park Road, Grafton
Auckland 1010
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Country [1]
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New Zealand
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Primary sponsor type
University
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Name
University of Auckland
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Address
85 Park Road, Grafton
Auckland 1010
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Country
New Zealand
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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None
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Name [1]
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Address [1]
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Country [1]
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Northern A Health and Disability Ethics Committe
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Ethics committee address [1]
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133 Molesworth Street Thorndon Wellington 6011
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Ethics committee country [1]
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New Zealand
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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Approval date [1]
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01/06/2020
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Ethics approval number [1]
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20/NTA/29
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Summary
Brief summary
High blood pressure (hypertension) affects one in three people, and remarkably ~50% of treated patients remain hypertensive. We need to better understand the mechanisms regulating blood pressure in hypertensive patients if new therapies are to be devised. Current treatments target the heart and arterial resistance, but the ‘forgotten’ venous circulation has been largely neglected. We hypothesize that high levels of sympathetic activity in hypertension result in profound constriction of the veins, and that ameliorating this may be an effective way to help control arterial pressure. Our extensive work in hypertensive animal models indicates that the carotid bodies develop tonicity and heightened reflex sensitivity due to excessive ATP bioavailability acting via purinergic (P2) receptors, which drive sympathetic outflows. We wish to determine whether a non-selective P2 receptor blocker reduces peripheral chemoreflex sensitivity, sympathetic activity, venous tone and blood pressure in humans with hypertension. This project will provide novel mechanistic insights into carotid chemoreflex regulation and the neural control of the venous circulation. Translating insights from our animal models of hypertension into the human setting will lay the groundwork for future studies, potentially leading to a paradigm shift in the future treatment of hypertension.
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Public notes
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Contacts
Principal investigator
Name
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A/Prof James Fisher
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Address
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University of Auckland
85 Park Road, Grafton
Auckland 1023
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Country
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New Zealand
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Phone
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+640212968936
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Fax
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for public queries
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Mickey Fan
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Address
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University of Auckland
85 Park Road, Grafton
Auckland 1023
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Country
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New Zealand
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Phone
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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James Fisher
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Address
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University of Auckland
85 Park Road, Grafton
Auckland 1023
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Country
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New Zealand
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Phone
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+640212968936
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Email
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[email protected]
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Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
Yes
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What data in particular will be shared?
Basic de-identified participant characteristics, resting blood pressure values
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When will data be available (start and end dates)?
start date: 01/10/2022
end date: 01/10/2024
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Available to whom?
Researchers whom have directly requested
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Available for what types of analyses?
meta-analysis
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How or where can data be obtained?
Direct email contact (
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What supporting documents are/will be available?
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Citation
Link
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Other Details
Attachment
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Study protocol
380394-(Uploaded-01-10-2020-06-43-17)-Study-related document.docx
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Ethical approval
380394-(Uploaded-01-10-2020-06-43-17)-Study-related document.pdf
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