NCT06018493

Brief Summary

This randomized, blinded, sham-control trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a novel focused power ultrasound mediated inferior perirenal adipose tissue modification therapy for essential hypertension.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
79

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable hypertension

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2023

Geographic Reach
1 country

4 active sites

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 25, 2023

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 30, 2023

Completed
2 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2023

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 12, 2025

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 20, 2025

Completed
Last Updated

February 27, 2026

Status Verified

February 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

1.5 years

First QC Date

August 25, 2023

Last Update Submit

February 25, 2026

Conditions

Keywords

HypertensionCardiovascular diseaseFocused ultrasoundNovel method

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure

    Changes of mean systolic blood pressure measured by 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring at 1-month compared with baseline

    From baseline to 1 month post-procedure

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure

    From baseline to 3 month post-procedure

  • Office Systolic Blood Pressure

    From baseline to 1 month post-procedure

  • Office Systolic Blood Pressure

    From baseline to 3 month post-procedure

  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure

    From baseline to 1 month post-procedure

  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure

    From baseline to 3 month post-procedure

Other Outcomes (1)

  • Safety evaluation

    From baseline to 3 month post-procedure

Study Arms (2)

intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

In intervention group, participants will receive the whole peri-renal fat modification therapy (including peri-renal fat ultrasonic measurement and localization,focused ultrasound treatment parameters setting and initiating) Intervention: Device: focused power ultrasound mediate inferior perirenal adipose tissue modification

Device: focused power ultrasound mediate inferior perirenal adipose tissue modification

sham-control group

SHAM COMPARATOR

In sham control group, participants will receive the sham control therapy(including peri-renal fat ultrasonic measurement and localization,focused ultrasound treatment parameters setting),however,without initiating the focused ultrasound equipment. Intervention: Device: sham-control group

Device: sham-control group

Interventions

participants will receive the sham control therapy(including peri-renal fat ultrasonic measurement and localization,focused ultrasound treatment parameters setting),however,without initiating the focused ultrasound equipment.

sham-control group

This novel focused power ultrasound is an externally delivered, completely noninvasive focused therapeutic ultrasound device. It is capable of focusing the resulting ultrasound beam to a small "cigar"-shaped volume and monitoring the temperature of the target area, which leads to the rapid elevation of the peri-renal adipose tissue temperature and the destruction of target tissue eventually.

intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Individual with office systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥ 140 mmHg and \<160 mmHg, and diastolic blood pressure\<100mmHg when not taking antihypertensive drugs for at least 1 month;
  • Individual with 24-hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) average SBP≥130 mmHg;
  • The anteroposterior, transverse and axial diameters of inferior perirenal fat pad measured by ultrasound should be at least 20mm;
  • Individual is willing to sign the informed consent of the study.

You may not qualify if:

  • Individual with office systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥ 160 mmHg and/or office diastolic blood pressure(DBP)≥ 100mmHg;
  • Individual diagnosed as secondary hypertension (e.g. renal parenchymal hypertension, renal artery stenosis, primary aldosteronism, pheochromocytoma, Cushing's syndrome, aortic coarctation, obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome);
  • Individuals with ≥ 3 cardiovascular risk factors (male\>55 years old, female\>65 years old; smoking or passive smoking; 2-hour postprandial blood glucose 7.8-11mmol/L and/or impaired fasting glucose (6.1-6.9mmol/L); LDL-C ≥ 3.4mmol/L (130mg/dl), HDL-C\<1.0mmol/L (40mg/dl) or TC ≥ 5.2mmol/L (200mg/dl); Family history of early onset of cardiovascular disease, age of onset of first degree relatives\<50 years old; Abdominal obesity, waist circumference: male≥90cm, female≥85cm or BMI≥28kg/m2) or hypertensive target organ damage;
  • Individuals taking other medications that may affect blood pressure (such as glucocorticoids);
  • Individual with history of kidney or kidney surrounding tissue surgery;
  • Individuals with impairment of liver or kidney function (ALT, AST or creatinine greater than 2 times of the upper limit of normal reference);
  • Individual with myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack within 6 months of enrollment;
  • Individual with type 1 diabetes or uncontrolled type 2 diabetes;
  • Individual with uncontrolled thyroid dysfunction;
  • Individual with urinary calculi or hematuria;
  • Individual with atrial fibrillation;
  • Individual with severe structural heart disease (e.g. valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease);
  • Individual with second degree and above atrioventricular block and/or sick sinus syndrome;
  • Individual with abnormal coagulation function;
  • Individual with infected waist skin;
  • +4 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (4)

The First People's Hospital of Changzhou

Changzhou, Jiangsu, China

Location

Jiangsu Province Hospital/The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210000, China

Location

The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210000, China

Location

Suzhou Municipal Hospital

Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215000, China

Location

Related Publications (4)

  • Hayashi T, Boyko EJ, Leonetti DL, McNeely MJ, Newell-Morris L, Kahn SE, Fujimoto WY. Visceral adiposity is an independent predictor of incident hypertension in Japanese Americans. Ann Intern Med. 2004 Jun 15;140(12):992-1000. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-12-200406150-00008.

    PMID: 15197016BACKGROUND
  • Chandra A, Neeland IJ, Berry JD, Ayers CR, Rohatgi A, Das SR, Khera A, McGuire DK, de Lemos JA, Turer AT. The relationship of body mass and fat distribution with incident hypertension: observations from the Dallas Heart Study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Sep 9;64(10):997-1002. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.05.057.

    PMID: 25190234BACKGROUND
  • Hutley L, Prins JB. Fat as an endocrine organ: relationship to the metabolic syndrome. Am J Med Sci. 2005 Dec;330(6):280-9. doi: 10.1097/00000441-200512000-00005.

    PMID: 16355012BACKGROUND
  • Li P, Liu B, Wu X, Lu Y, Qiu M, Shen Y, Tian Y, Liu C, Chen X, Yang C, Deng M, Wang Y, Gu J, Su Z, Chen X, Zhao K, Sheng Y, Zhang S, Sun W, Kong X. Perirenal adipose afferent nerves sustain pathological high blood pressure in rats. Nat Commun. 2022 Jun 6;13(1):3130. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-30868-6.

    PMID: 35668093BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

HypertensionCardiovascular Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vascular Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Masking Details
The masking range includes participants, most researchers (including the study leader; subjects screening researchers; follow-up researchers; sonographers; MR scanners, members of the clinical endpoint identification committee,and etc.) except for the study statistical analysts and the therapy operators.
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: This is a randomized, blinded, and sham-control study. The ratio of the intervention group versus sham-control group is 1:1
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Head of Cardiology

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 25, 2023

First Posted

August 30, 2023

Study Start

September 1, 2023

Primary Completion

February 12, 2025

Study Completion

April 20, 2025

Last Updated

February 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations