Sympathetic Transduction in Obesity-associated Hypertension (OB-HTN) (OB-HTN)

September 1, 2026 updated by: Christopher Hearon, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Sympathetic Neural Patterns and Transduction in Obesity-associated Hypertension

The purpose of this study is to understand how the nervous system communicates to blood vessels to increase blood pressure during stress. The study will also investigate how hypertension and obesity influence the nervous system and vascular function. The study will involve measuring sympathetic nervous system activity and blood flow during common laboratory physiological stress protocols (e.g. hypoxia, exercise), and in response to infusion of drugs that cause vasodilation or vasoconstriction.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

100

Phase

  • Early Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 55 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Control - BMI<30, age 18-55
  • Hypertensive - BMI<30, age 18-55, diagnosis of hypertension by 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring Obese- BMI>30, age 18-55 Obese-hypertensive- BMI>30, age 18-55, diagnosis of hypertension by 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

Exclusion Criteria:

All groups - presence of other significant cardiovascular disease, renal disease, history of smoking, diabetes,

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Healthy Control
Healthy age matched controls with no history of cardiovascular disease and normal bodyweight
Drug: Neuropeptide Y
intra-arterial infusion of neuropeptide Y
Experimental: Hypertensive
Hypertensive adults who are not obese
Drug: Neuropeptide Y
intra-arterial infusion of neuropeptide Y
Experimental: Obese
Obese adults who are not hypertensive
Drug: Neuropeptide Y
intra-arterial infusion of neuropeptide Y
Experimental: Obese-hypertensive
Obese adults who are being treated for hypertension
Drug: Neuropeptide Y
intra-arterial infusion of neuropeptide Y

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Blood flow measured by doppler ultrasound
Time Frame: Acutely on the day of study
brachial and femoral artery blood flow
Acutely on the day of study
Muscle sympathetic nervous system activity
Time Frame: Acutely on the day of study
recording of sympathetic nervous system activity from the peroneal or radial nerve
Acutely on the day of study

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 18, 2021

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 6, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 8, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

April 9, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 3, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 1, 2026

Last Verified

September 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • STU2020-0749

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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