- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03070184
Race, Natriuretic Peptides and Physiological Perturbations
Racial Differences in the Natriuretic Peptide Response to Exercise and Beta-blockers
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
The heart is an endocrine organ. The natriuretic peptides are hormones produced in the heart and are secreted in response to increased wall stress in atria and ventricles. The principal circulating NPs are Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP) and B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP). The endocrine actions of NPs are natriuresis and dilatation of peripheral arteries.
The NPs concentrations are elevated in heart failure (HF) and hypertension (HTN) due to volume and pressure overload. Therefore, NPs are used as diagnostic and prognostic markers in heart failure. However, NPs role in healthy individuals is not known.
Previous studies have shown that reduced NP levels are associated with a greater risk of HTN. Moreover, African-Americans have lower resting NP levels than Caucasians. We hypothesize that relative NP deficiency in African American compared to Caucasian has the potential to contribute to increase risk of all-cause mortality, HTN, HF and its sequelae.
Evidence from multiple clinical trials has positioned beta-blockers as a standard heart failure therapy. Beta-blocker therapy leads to increased NP levels and suppression of Renin-aldosterone-angiotensin system (RAAS) system. Suppression of renin levels by beta-blockers has been shown as a potential mechanism of benefit in HF. However, study shows that beta-blockers are less effective in African-Americans compared to Caucasians in HF treatment. So, the investigators have proposed a pilot study to look for race-based differences in the NP and RAAS response to metoprolol in healthy individuals.
Additionally, exercise has been reported to increase NP levels. ANP increases more than BNP with exercise. But there is no data of NP changes in African-American with exercise. So the investigators have proposed a sub-study of race-based difference in ANP and BNP response to exercise.
40 African-American and 40 Caucasians normotensive or pre-hypertensive (healthy) individuals will be enrolled.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Leigh Powell, MSN, RN
- Phone Number: 205-975-9859
- Email: lcpowell@uabmc.edu
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Nehal Vekariya, MS
- Phone Number: 205-934-7173
- Email: nvekariya@uabmc.edu
Study Locations
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Alabama
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Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 to 40 years
- Blood pressure less than 140/90 mm Hg
- Able to perform exercise capacity test
- BMI 18-30 kg/m2
- Willing to adhere to study drug
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of cardiovascular disease or use of medications for CVD
- History of hypertension or use of BP lowering medications
- Blood pressure less than 100/60 mm Hg
- Heart rate less than 60 beats/min
- Depression
- Diabetes or use of anti-diabetic medications
- Renal disease (eGFR < 60ml/min/1.73m2)
- Current or prior smokers
- Pregnant or use of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) or oral contraceptives (OCP) or steroids
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Other
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: African-American
Healthy lean (BMI 18-25 kg/m2) African-American participants will be enrolled and each will undergo a physical exam and screening tests to determine participants' eligibility.
Participants will perform exercise capacity VO2 max determination test, followed by 3 days of standardized meals and exercise challenge test.
After exercise challenge test, all the participants will receive metoprolol succinate starting at 50mg/day, titrated bi-weekly up to 200 mg/day.
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Each participant's maximal oxygen capacity will be determined using a modified Bruce treadmill protocol.
Participants will consume the standardized study diet for 3 days provided by the clinical research unit's metabolic kitchen (at UAB).
Each participant will walk at 70 % of his/her VO2max for 20 minutes on treadmill.
Each participant will receive metoprolol succinate starting at 50mg/day, titrated bi-weekly up to 200 mg/day for total duration of 6 weeks.
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Active Comparator: Caucasians (White)
Healthy lean (BMI 18-25 kg/m2) white participants will be enrolled and each will undergo a physical exam and screening tests to determine participants' eligibility.
Participants will perform exercise capacity VO2 max determination test, followed by 3 days of standardized meals and exercise challenge test.
After exercise challenge test, all the participants will receive metoprolol succinate starting at 50mg/day, titrated bi-weekly up to 200 mg/day.
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Each participant's maximal oxygen capacity will be determined using a modified Bruce treadmill protocol.
Participants will consume the standardized study diet for 3 days provided by the clinical research unit's metabolic kitchen (at UAB).
Each participant will walk at 70 % of his/her VO2max for 20 minutes on treadmill.
Each participant will receive metoprolol succinate starting at 50mg/day, titrated bi-weekly up to 200 mg/day for total duration of 6 weeks.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in plasma NTproBNP after 6-weeks of beta-blocker
Time Frame: 6 weeks
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Fold change in plasma NTproBNP concentrations in response to 6 weeks of metoprolol between African-Americans and whites
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6 weeks
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Change in plasma BNP after Exercise
Time Frame: About 3 hours on the exercise challenge visit day after consuming study meals for 3 days
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Fold change in plasma BNP concentrations in response to exercise
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About 3 hours on the exercise challenge visit day after consuming study meals for 3 days
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in plasma BNP, NTproANP and MRproANP
Time Frame: 6 weeks
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Fold change in plasma BNP, NTproANP and MRproANP concentrations in response to 6 weeks of metoprolol between African-Americans and whites
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6 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Pankaj Arora, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Davis ME, Richards AM, Nicholls MG, Yandle TG, Frampton CM, Troughton RW. Introduction of metoprolol increases plasma B-type cardiac natriuretic peptides in mild, stable heart failure. Circulation. 2006 Feb 21;113(7):977-85. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.567727. Epub 2006 Feb 13.
- Trowbridge CA, Gower BA, Nagy TR, Hunter GR, Treuth MS, Goran MI. Maximal aerobic capacity in African-American and Caucasian prepubertal children. Am J Physiol. 1997 Oct;273(4):E809-14. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.1997.273.4.E809.
- Hunter GR, Weinsier RL, McCarthy JP, Enette Larson-Meyer D, Newcomer BR. Hemoglobin, muscle oxidative capacity, and VO2max in African-American and Caucasian women. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2001 Oct;33(10):1739-43. doi: 10.1097/00005768-200110000-00019.
- Steele IC, McDowell G, Moore A, Campbell NP, Shaw C, Buchanan KD, Nicholls DP. Responses of atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide to exercise in patients with chronic heart failure and normal control subjects. Eur J Clin Invest. 1997 Apr;27(4):270-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1997.1070653.x.
Study record dates
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Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Vascular Diseases
- Prehypertension
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
- Adrenergic Antagonists
- Adrenergic Agents
- Neurotransmitter Agents
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
- Antihypertensive Agents
- Autonomic Agents
- Peripheral Nervous System Agents
- Sympatholytics
- Adrenergic beta-1 Receptor Antagonists
- Metoprolol
Other Study ID Numbers
- IRB-170214001
- K23HL146887 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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