Endothelin-1 Receptor Blockade in Resistant Hypertension (ENDOTHELIN-2)

VASCULAR AND RENAL IMPACT OF ENDOTHELIN-1 RECEPTOR BLOCKADE IN PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION

The management of patients with resistant arterial hypertension, who are characterized by a very high cardiovascular risk, remains a major therapeutic issue. The use of endothelin-1 (ET-1) receptor antagonists, in addition to lowering blood pressure, may also improve endothelial function in these patients. The objective of this study is to assess the vascular impact of an ET-1 receptor antagonist on vascular function and systemic and central hemodynamics in patients with resistant arterial hypertension and ensure their good renal tolerance.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Resistant Hypertension
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Placebo; Drug: Bosentan

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 24
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Rouen, France, 76031
    • Recruiting
    • CHU Rouen
    • Contact: Ludivine Lebourg, Dr; Phone Number: 02 32 88 90 02; Email: Ludivine.Lebourg@chu-rouen.fr
    • Principal Investigator: Ludivine Lebourg, Dr

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• age between 30 and 80 years old
• Patients with resistant hypertension defined according to the criteria recognized by the French Society of Hypertension (SFHTA): arterial pressure greater than or equal to 140 and / 90 mm Hg under triple antihypertensive therapy at optimal dose comprising at least one diuretic pendant at less than 4 weeks.
• Patients with resistant hypertension confirmed by self-measurement (≥135 / 85 mmHg on average) or by ambulatory blood pressure measurement (mean of 24h ≥130 / 80 mmHg).
• Hemoglobin level ≥ 12 g / dL
• For women of childbearing potential, reliable methods of contraception (as defined by the WHO-Pearl Index) should be used (hormonal contraception should not be the only contraceptive method used during bosentan treatment).
• For postmenopausal women: confirmatory diagnosis (non-medically induced amenorrhea for at least 12 months and age greater than 45, before the inclusion visit)
• Patient who read and understood the newsletter and signed the consent form
• Patient affiliated to a social security scheme

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with hypertension
• Patients with secondary arterial hypertension other than sleep apnea syndrome or chronic renal failure stage 2 or 3.
• Patients with hypertension greater than or equal to 180 and / or 110mmHg
• Chronic renal failure stage 4 and 5 (defined by DFG CKD-EPI <30 ml / min / 1,73m²)
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• Orthostatic hypotension (decreased SBP> 20mmHg and / or DBP> 10mmHg occurring within 3 minutes of standing).
• Contra-indication to NATISPRAY 0.30 mg / dose, oral spray solution (including nitrate hypersensitivity) in accordance with the NATISPRAY

SPC:

• shock, severe hypotension,
• in combination with sildenafil
• obstructive cardiomyopathy,
• inferior court inferior myocardial infarction with right ventricular extension, except in case of evidence of left ventricular failure,

• intracranial hypertension,

  • Contra-indication to BOSENTAN MYLAN 62.5 mg and 125 mg filmcoated tablets:

• Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients listed in the SPC Moderate to severe hepatic insufficiency corresponding to class B or C of the Child-Pugh classification
• Serum levels of liver aminotransferases, ASAT and / or ALAT> 3 times the upper limit of normal at start of treatment (results less than 3 months old).

• Association with ciclosporin A

  • Known allergy to cellulose
  • Patients treated with: tacrolimus or sirolimus, fluconazole or other CYP2C9 or CYP3A4 inhibitors, glibenclamide, rifampicin, antiretroviral drugs including lopinavir + ritonavir, warfarin, simvastatin, ketoconazole, epoprostenol, sildenafil and digoxin
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding woman, or woman of childbearing potential not using reliable methods of contraception (hormonal contraception should not be the only contraceptive method used during bosentan treatment) or no proven reliable effective contraception;
  • Person deprived of liberty by an administrative or judicial decision or person placed under the protection of justice, under tutorship or curatorship
  • Patient participating or having participated in the 4 weeks prior to inclusion in a clinical trial

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo; Patient will receive placebo for 56 days: 2 capsules of 62.5 mg per day for 27 days +/-1 day, 2 capsules of 125 mg per day for 27 days +/-1 day.	Drug: Placebo; Placebo
Experimental: Bosentan; Patient will receive Bosentan for 56 days: 2 capsules of 62.5 mg per day for 27 days +/-1 day, 2 capsules of 125 mg per day for 27 days +/-1 day.	Drug: Bosentan; vascular assesment Clinical exam urinary analysis blood results natriuresis and measured glomerular filtration rate

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
assess the effect of ET-1 receptor antagonist administration during 8 weeks on endothelial function in patients with resistant hypertension.	8-week change in amplitude of endothelium-dependent radial artery dilatation with sustained increase in blood flow	through study completion, an average of 22 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
assess the effect of the administration of an ET-1 receptor antagonist during 8 weeks on systemic and central hemodynamics	8 week change in peripheral and central arterial pressures and arterial stiffness	through study completion, an average of 22 months
assess the effect of the administration of an ET-1 receptor antagonist during 8 weeks on local concentrations of endothelial factors during a sustained increase of the blood flow	8-week change in local concentrations of NO, EETs and ET-1 with sustained increase in blood flow	through study completion, an average of 22 months
assess the effect of the administration of an ET-1 receptor antagonist during 8 weeks on the renal function of patients with resistant hypertension.	Variation in 8 weeks of natriuresis and measured glomerular filtration rate (DTPA labeled by the technetium 99m)	through study completion, an average of 22 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Hospital, Rouen

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 20, 2021
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 11, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 13, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): May 14, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 17, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 12, 2026
• Last Verified: February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: endothelin-1
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Hypertension; Sulfur Compounds; Organic Chemicals; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds; Hydrocarbons; Hydrocarbons, Cyclic; Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; Amides; Pyrimidines; Benzene Derivatives; Benzenesulfonamides; Sulfonamides; Sulfones; Bosentan
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2018/0350/HP

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No