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Vascular Function in Health & Disease: Rehabilitation for Hypertension; Exercise and Skeletal Muscle Afferent Feedback
Sponsor study identifier
interventional
420
1 country
1
Study Start
September 2008
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Primary Completion
August 2030
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Study Completion
August 2030
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Many control mechanisms exist which successfully match the supply of blood with the metabolic demand of various tissues under wide-ranging conditions. One primary regulator of vasomotion and thus perfusion to the muscle tissue is the host of chemical factors originating from the vascular endothelium and the muscle tissue, which collectively sets the level of vascular tone. With advancing age and in many disease states, deleterious adaptations in the production and sensitivity of these vasodilator and vasoconstrictor substances may be observed, leading to a reduction in skeletal muscle blood flow and compromised perfusion to the muscle tissue. Adequate perfusion is particularly important during exercise to meet the increased metabolic demand of the exercising tissue, and thus any condition that reduces tissue perfusion may limit the capacity for physical activity. As it is now well established that regular physical activity is a key component in maintaining cardiovascular health with advancing age, there is a clear need for further studies in populations where vascular dysfunction is compromised, with the goal of identifying the mechanisms responsible for the dysfunction and exploring whether these maladaptations may be remediable. Thus, to better understand the etiology of these vascular adaptations in health and disease, the current proposal is designed to study changes in vascular function with advancing age, and also examine peripheral vascular changes in patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Sepsis, Pulmonary Hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. While there are clearly a host of vasoactive substances which collectively act to govern vasoconstriction both at rest and during exercise, four specific pathways that may be implicated have been identified in these populations: Angiotensin-II (ANG-II), Endothelin-1 (ET-1), Nitric Oxide (NO), and oxidative stress.
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August 2030
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September 2008
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October 19, 2016
Actual (reported)November 17, 2016
Actual (reported)August 2030
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August 2030
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Change in Limb Blood Flow
Change in local limb blood flow as measured by ultrasound Doppler in units of milliliters per minute (mL/min) from baseline to up to 1 hour following study interventions
Baseline and 1 hour
Change in Blood Pressure
Baseline and 1 hour
Change in Maximum Exercise Capacity
Baseline and 1 hour
Change in Peak Rate of Mitochondrial Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) Synthesis
Baseline and 1 hour
Healthy volunteers between the ages of 18 and 30 years with no diseases or conditions that would affect their participation in the study, administered various treatments to assess their effect on blood flow and metabolic demand of tissues under wide-ranging conditions, including Maximum Exercise Tests, L-NMMA, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, α-Lipoic Acid, L-Ascorbate, BQ-123, Fexofenadine, Ranitidine, Angiotensin-II, Valsartan, Acetylcholine, Sodium Nitroprusside, Norepinephrine, Phentolamine and MitoQ.
Graded exercise test to volitional exhaustion (stationary bike or treadmill), maximal handgrip test, maximal leg extension test, and maximal plantar flexion test.
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Fexofenadine, Ranitidine
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Acetylcholine, Sodium Nitroprusside, Angiotensin-II, Norepinephrine, Phentolamine
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View registry recordUniversity of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
David W Wray, Ph.D.
University of Utah
First Submitted
October 19, 2016
First Posted
November 17, 2016
Study Start
September 2008
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Primary Completion
August 2030
EstimatedHealthy volunteers 65 years of age or older with no diseases or conditions that would affect their participation in the study, administered various treatments to assess their effect on blood flow and metabolic demand of tissues under wide-ranging conditions, including Maximum Exercise Tests, L-NMMA, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, α-Lipoic Acid, L-Ascorbate, BQ-123, Fexofenadine, Ranitidine, Angiotensin-II, Valsartan, Acetylcholine, Sodium Nitroprusside, Norepinephrine, Phentolamine and MitoQ.
Patients undergoing routine coronary angiography, but who do not require intracoronary procedures or have history of myocardial disease, administered various treatments to assess their effect on blood flow and metabolic demand of tissues under wide-ranging conditions, including Maximum Exercise Tests, L-NMMA, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, α-Lipoic Acid, L-Ascorbate, BQ-123, Fexofenadine, Ranitidine, Angiotensin-II, Valsartan, Acetylcholine, Sodium Nitroprusside, Norepinephrine, Phentolamine and MitoQ.
Patients diagnosed with mild to moderate COPD, but not severe COPD patients, administered various treatments to assess their effect on blood flow and metabolic demand of tissues under wide-ranging conditions, including Maximum Exercise Tests, L-NMMA, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, α-Lipoic Acid, L-Ascorbate, BQ-123, Fexofenadine, Ranitidine, Angiotensin-II, Valsartan, Acetylcholine, Sodium Nitroprusside, Norepinephrine, Phentolamine and MitoQ.
Patients with idiopathic or heritable Group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension, administered various treatments to assess their effect on blood flow and metabolic demand of tissues under wide-ranging conditions, including Maximum Exercise Tests, L-NMMA, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, α-Lipoic Acid, L-Ascorbate, BQ-123, Fexofenadine, Ranitidine, Angiotensin-II, Valsartan, Acetylcholine, Sodium Nitroprusside, Norepinephrine, Phentolamine and MitoQ.
Patients with Class I - III New York Heart Association symptoms of Heart Failure who are not anemic or taking medications that affect blood clotting, administered various treatments to assess their effect on blood flow and metabolic demand of tissues under wide-ranging conditions, including Maximum Exercise Tests, L-NMMA, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, α-Lipoic Acid, L-Ascorbate, BQ-123, Fexofenadine, Ranitidine, Angiotensin-II, Valsartan, Acetylcholine, Sodium Nitroprusside, Norepinephrine, Phentolamine and MitoQ.
Patients with chronic high blood pressure, but with less than severe hypertension, administered various treatments to assess their effect on blood flow and metabolic demand of tissues under wide-ranging conditions, including Maximum Exercise Tests, L-NMMA, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, α-Lipoic Acid, L-Ascorbate, BQ-123, Fexofenadine, Ranitidine, Angiotensin-II, Valsartan, Acetylcholine, Sodium Nitroprusside, Norepinephrine, Phentolamine and MitoQ.
Catheter placement in femoral artery and femoral vein; resting measurements of blood pressure, heart rate and blood flow; flow mediated vasodilation test, passive leg movement test, exercise bouts, electromyography and exercise training regimen at baseline and following treatment with Nitric Oxide blockade via infusion of N-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) (0.4 mg/kg/min), antioxidant cocktail (Vitamin C, Vitamin E, alpha-lipoic acid) ingestion, L-ascorbate injection, BH4 ingestion.
Catheter placement in femoral artery and femoral vein; resting measurements of blood pressure, heart rate and blood flow; flow mediated vasodilation test and exercise bouts at baseline and following treatment with endothelin-1 receptor antagonist BQ-123 (D-tryptamine-D-aspartic acid-L-proline-D-valine-L-leucine).
Catheter placement in femoral artery and femoral vein; resting measurements of blood pressure, heart rate and blood flow; flow mediated vasodilation test and exercise bouts at baseline and following treatment with Histamine H1 receptor antagonist fexofenadine (Allegra) and Histamine H2 receptor antagonist ranitidine (Zantac).
Catheter placement in femoral artery and femoral vein; resting measurements of blood pressure, heart rate and blood flow; flow mediated vasodilation test, muscle sympathetic nerve activity measurement, and exercise bouts at baseline and following treatment with Angiotensin-II receptor agonist (angiotensin-II) and antagonist Valsartan (Diovan).
Catheter placement in femoral artery and femoral vein; resting measurements of blood pressure, heart rate and blood flow; flow mediated vasodilation test, muscle sympathetic nerve activity measurement; vasodilation with nitroglycerin followed by Angiotensin-II and Alpha Adrenergic blockade with infusions of Acetylcholine, Sodium Nitroprusside, Angiotensin-II, Norepinephrine and Phentolamine (Regitine).
Catheter placement in femoral artery and femoral vein and muscle biopsy; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) scanning and exercise bouts at baseline and following treatment with BQ-123 with or without oral mitochondria-targeted antioxidant (MitoQ) or oral BH4.
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Study Completion
August 2030
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Last Updated
September 25, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-09
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