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NCT05464849

Evaluation of Systemic Microvascular Reactivity in Patients With Resistant Hypertension

Completed Last updated 13 April 2026
What this trial tests

trial testing Evaluation of systemic skin microvascular endothelial function in Arterial Hypertension in 111 participants. Completed in 30 December 2025.

Timeline
20 December 2021
Primary endpoint
30 December 2025
30 December 2025

Quick facts

Lead sponsorNational Institute of Cardiology, Laranjeiras, Brazil
StatusCompleted
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment111
Start date20 December 2021
Primary completion30 December 2025
Estimated completion30 December 2025
Sites1 location across Brazil

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

National Institute of Cardiology, Laranjeiras, Brazil

Who can join

Adults 18 to 75, any sex, with Arterial Hypertension or Resistant Hypertension. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Systemic arterial hypertension is a serious health problem worldwide. In some cases, it can phenotypically present as resistant arterial hypertension, which consists of blood pressure levels outside the treatment goals in patients using three or more classes of antihypertensive drugs, one of which is preferably a thiazide diuretic. Resistant hypertension contributes to a 47% higher risk of developing cardiovascular events when compared to patients with non-resistant hypertension. It is known that the microcirculation plays a relevant role in the pathophysiology of arterial hypertension. Furthermore, it is known that the cutaneous microvascular network is an adequate model and that it reflects the systemic microcirculation. In this sense, the present research proposes the study of cutaneous capillary density - through high resolution intravital microscopy - and of the endothelium-dependent and independent microvascular vasodilator response - by the speckle laser flowmetry method coupled to a pharmacological system of micro- iontophoresis - in patients diagnosed with resistant hypertension, with the aim of identifying changes in comparison with patients with non-resistant hypertension and normotensive individuals. Additionally, the evaluation of the association between systemic microvascular function and the presence of target organ lesions in this population may indicate that this is a new non-invasive way of stratifying cardiovascular risk in these individuals.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Reduced systemic microvascular function in patients with resistant hypertension and microalbuminuria: an observational study.
    Crahim V, Verri V, De Lorenzo A, Tibirica E. · · 2024 · cited 3× · PMID 39289473 · DOI 10.1038/s41371-024-00958-7

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