NCT00970931

Brief Summary

The incidence of hypertension in individuals with pre-hypertension was 80% in ten years in a study conducted in Southern Brazil. The effectiveness of non-drug interventions to prevent hypertension is low in the long term. It may be hypothesized that a population-based drug intervention could reduce relevantly the burden of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Diuretics are at least as efficacious as other blood pressure-lowering drugs, are well tolerated, have longer duration of action and the advantage of very low cost to be used in a population intervention. Chlorthalidone is the more efficacious agent. Its main limitation is to induce hypokalemia in a proportion of patients, an adverse effect that can be antagonized by a potassium-sparing diuretic, as amiloride. A study with this objective is therefore recommendable in Brazil, in order to support a plan of precocious intervention in individuals with pre-hypertension. Such a study was demanded and funded by the Health and Technology Ministries in Brazil.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
730

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2010

Typical duration for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 2, 2009

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 3, 2009

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2010

Completed
4.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2014

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

February 12, 2015

Status Verified

February 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

4.2 years

First QC Date

September 2, 2009

Last Update Submit

February 11, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

hypertensiondiuretics

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Incidence of hypertension, by blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg in individuals without diabetes or ≥ 135/85 mmHg in participants with diabetes.

    18 months

  • Adverse events.

    18 months

  • Development or worsening of microalbuminuria and of left ventricular hypertrophy in the EKG

    18 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • fatal or major cardiovascular events: myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary interventions, heart failure, duplication of creatinine

    18 months

Study Arms (2)

placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Drug: placebo

chlortalidone-amiloride

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: Chlorthalidone plus amiloride

Interventions

Oral Chlorthalidone 12.5 mg plus amiloride 2.5 mg, once a day for 18 months

Also known as: diuretic
chlortalidone-amiloride

Oral placebo once a day, for 18 months

placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age30 Years - 70 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • individuals with 30 to 70 years of age with pre-hypertension

You may not qualify if:

  • low life expectancy
  • other indications for the use of diuretics, such as cardiovascular disease
  • intolerance to the study drugs
  • pregnancy

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, UFRGS

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035 903, Brazil

Location

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-903, Brazil

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Fuchs FD, Fuchs SC, Moreira LB, Gus M, Nobrega AC, Poli-de-Figueiredo CE, Mion D, Bortoloto L, Consolim-Colombo F, Nobre F, Coelho EB, Vilela-Martin JF, Moreno H Jr, Cesarino EJ, Franco R, Brandao AA, de Sousa MR, Ribeiro AL, Jardim PC, Neto AA, Scala LC, Mota M, Chaves H, Alves JG, Filho DC, Pereira e Silva R, Neto JA, Irigoyen MC, Castro I, Steffens AA, Schlatter R, de Mello RB, Mosele F, Ghizzoni F, Berwanger O. Prevention of hypertension in patients with pre-hypertension: protocol for the PREVER-prevention trial. Trials. 2011 Mar 5;12:65. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-65.

    PMID: 21375762BACKGROUND
  • Fuchs FD, Fuchs SC, Poli-de-Figueiredo CE, Figueiredo Neto JA, Scala LCN, Vilela-Martin JF, Moreira LB, Chaves H, Mota Gomes M, de Sousa MR, Silva RPE, Castro I, Cesarino EJ, Sousa ALL, Alves JG, Steffens AA, Brandao AA, Bortolotto LA, Afiune Neto A, Nobrega AC, Franco RS, Sobral Filho DC, Nobre F, Schlatter R, Gus M, De David CN, Rafaelli L, Sesin GP, Berwanger O, Whelton PK. Effectiveness of low-dose diuretics for blood pressure reduction to optimal values in prehypertension: a randomized clinical trial. J Hypertens. 2018 Apr;36(4):933-938. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000001624.

  • Fuchs SC, Poli-de-Figueiredo CE, Figueiredo Neto JA, Scala LC, Whelton PK, Mosele F, de Mello RB, Vilela-Martin JF, Moreira LB, Chaves H, Mota Gomes M, de Sousa MR, Silva RP, Castro I, Cesarino EJ, Jardim PC, Alves JG, Steffens AA, Brandao AA, Consolim-Colombo FM, de Alencastro PR, Neto AA, Nobrega AC, Franco RS, Sobral Filho DC, Bordignon A, Nobre F, Schlatter R, Gus M, Fuchs FC, Berwanger O, Fuchs FD. Effectiveness of Chlorthalidone Plus Amiloride for the Prevention of Hypertension: The PREVER-Prevention Randomized Clinical Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 Dec 13;5(12):e004248. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.004248.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

PrehypertensionHypertensionCardiovascular Diseases

Interventions

ChlorthalidoneAmilorideDiuretics

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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Study Officials

  • Flávio D Fuchs, MD, PhD

    Hospital de Clínics de Porto Alegre

    STUDY CHAIR
  • Sandra C Fuchs, MD, PhD

    Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Dr.

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 2, 2009

First Posted

September 3, 2009

Study Start

July 1, 2010

Primary Completion

September 1, 2014

Study Completion

September 1, 2014

Last Updated

February 12, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-02

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