Carotid Ultrasound Study

Noblewell

Status: Completed

Conditions: Resistant Hypertension

Treatments: Other: Ultrasonography

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT02001350

CIB-USG.GDA.PL

Details and patient eligibility

About

To use carotid ultrasound to screen 20-30 patients with longstanding or resistant hypertension for carotid atherosclerotic disease and bifurcation anatomy. This will establish a screening protocol for Cibiem's eventual endovascular carotid body modulation trial and will give insight into the prevalence and specific location of carotid plaque at the bifurcation in this patient population.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-75 years old
• Uncontrolled hypertension on 3 or more medications or longstanding controlled hypertension on 4 or more medications.

Exclusion criteria

• Previous stroke
• Carotid endarterectomy or carotid stent procedure
• >50% stenosis anywhere in carotid arteries

Trial design

23 participants in 1 patient group

Resistant hypertension

Treatment:

Other: Ultrasonography