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A rotation study through the main therapeutic classes of antihypertensive in patients with polycystic kidney disease and hypertension
ISRCTN ISRCTN57653760
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title A rotation study through the main therapeutic classes of antihypertensive in patients with polycystic kidney disease and hypertension
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source N0544099293
Study hypothesis This will be a study in patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) and hypertension designed to evaluate:
1. Individual responsiveness to 5 main drug groups:
1.1. Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE)-inhibitor
1.2. Alpha-blockade
1.3. Beta-blockade
1.4. Diuretic
1.5. Calcium antagonist, and
2. Whether lowering blood pressure improves quality of life, Left Ventricular (LV) mass and endothelial function in PKD patients with mild/moderate hypertension and normal renal function.
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Cardiovascular: Hypertension
Participants - inclusion criteria 40 outpatients aged 18 - 65 years.
Participants - exclusion criteria Not provided at time of registration
Anticipated start date 24/02/2000
Anticipated end date 24/02/2007
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 40
Interventions Following a 2 week placebo run-in period, patients eligible to enter this crossover, double-blind study will receive in a randomised order, daily, and for a six week period:
1. Amlodipine (5 mg)
2. Doxazosin (1 mg increasing to 4 mg)
3. Lisinopril (2.5 mg increasing to 10 mg)
4. Benrofluazide (2.5 mg)
5. Bisoprolol (5 mg)
6. Placebo

Patients will then receive an additional six weeks treatment with the agent that produced the greatest lowering of mean supine blood pressure.
Primary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Sources of funding 1. Cambridge Consortium - Addenbrookes Hospital (UK)
2. British Heart Foundation (UK)
3. NHS R&D Support Funding (UK) (ref: 2007/08)
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Contact name Dr  Kevin M  O'Shaugnessy
  Address Box No 110
Clinical Pharmacology Unit
Addenbrooke's NHS Trust
  City/town Cambridge
  Zip/Postcode CB2 2QQ
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)1223 245151 ext.2894
  Email kmo22@medscl.cam.ac.uk
Sponsor Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK)
  Address The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode SW1A 2NL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7307 2622
  Fax +44 (0)20 7307 2623
  Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.doh.gov.uk
Date applied 12/09/2003
Last edited 14/11/2007
Date ISRCTN assigned 12/09/2003
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